THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 18, 1940
NAZIS STILL
TO LEARN
THE RULES
LONDON, YESTERDAY.
CALLING UP ORDERS
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London, Yesterday.
The Labour Ministry an- nounces two further dates THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF now fixed for the registra- THE PROCLAMATION OF A GER- tion of men under the MAN PROTECTORATE CZECH TERRITORY GIVES RISE
OVER National
Service
TO STRONG PRESS COMMENT, Forces) Act of 1939.
PARTICULAR APPROVAL BEING GIVEN TO THE BROADCAST SPEECH BY LORD HALIFAX TO THE CZECH PEOPLE.
"The Times" says: "The Nazis havė but gained territory and material have not even begun to win over, the people,
"They have not grasped tho first rule for Government of allen races, which is that government muet be for the benefit of the They 'make'' slaves governad. wherever they go.
"It is with a firm resolve to re- store the freedom of the Czech as well as of the Poles that the British Empire and its Allies have taken up
arms.
"It is their high resolve, as Lord Halifax said, to create a new Europe in which the wrongs perpetrated a year ago will be righted and a recur- rence of Hitler's act of brutality, and treachery made impossible."
REMEMBRANCE
The "Daily Telegraph" describes the Halifax speech as a message of remembrance and sympathy to the Cezch people, "a message which gives an assurance that great Britain has not by the lapse of time become less mindful of the obligations to them their and less resolved to restore freedom and independence."--British Wireless.
FOOD KITCHENS APPEAL
The Refugee and Social Welfare Council have till now been indebted to the British Fund for the Relief of Distress in China for financing the Food Kitchens in Wanchai.
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The first is April 6 for men reach- ing the age of 20 between March 10 who and April 6, 1040, and men reached the age of 25 during 1939.
The second is April 27 for men 20 between reaching the age of
1940, and April 7 and April 27,
26 men who reached the age of during 1939.
So far as can at present be fore- seen, it is not expected that the 1912 Class-men who reached the age of 27 during the year 1930 will be call- ed upon to register before June.
It is anticipated that each of the two age groups comprising men of 25 and 26 will produce some three hundred thousand men.
the
Owing to the fact that 25 is the minimum age limit for a number of trades placed on the list of reserved occupations, it is evident that percentage of reserved men in this will be much higher than group hitherto.
Some million and a quarter men last had been registered between June and March 9-British Wireless.
DR. COLIJN
IN LONDON
London, Yesterday.
Dr. Colijn, former Dutch Prime Minister, was receiv- ed in audience by the King at Buckingham Palace on Saturday.
.Dr.. Colijn. iş in London in con- nexion with the League of Nations committee which is studying the im- plementation of the Bruce Report- the report of the committee appoint- ed by the League Council last year and presided over by the Australian London Commissioner in High which made recommendations for the creation of a semi-autonomous organisation, in which non-members of the League would be invited to
A letter has now been received from the Committee of that Fund intimating participate, to supervise the social the and humanitarian activities of the that after June next, owing to
many claims on the Fund, they will | League-British Wireless.
be unable to continue their support.
There are 4 food kitchens, and be- tween 4,000 and 5,000 destitute people receive once a day a bowl of rice and the babies are vegetables etc.-and supplied with milk.
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It is probable that this is the only food these people get during the hours.
PLOUGHING UP THE LAND
London, Yesterday.
of In view of the difficulties ploughing operations under the un- favourable weather conditions of the The Food Kitchens must be kept go past winter, the Minister of Agrl- extension We cannot let these people
culture announces: the ing. starve. We need $15,000 to carry us from March 31 to April 30 of the on to the end of the year, when other period of grants originally offered arrangements will be made for finan-to farmers by the Government for to increase cing the Food Kitchens.
ploughing fresh land
Donations may be sent to Lady Pol-home food production in wartime,
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Berno, Yesterday,
It is learned that a German epono". mic mission, headed by Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, ex-Reichsbank · president, and Dr. Clodius, la going to Bucharest shortly.
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thus releasing merchant shipping tonnage for other purposes,
The extension also applies to grass lands of one acre or more broken
vp for allotments.
A special extension to May
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CANADIAN OFFER TO
FINLAND
Toronto, Yesterday. Mr. Mitchell Hepburn, the Ontario Premier, to-day suggested that some Germany' wishes to obtain a roof the Finnish Relief Fund be spent valuation of the mark rate with the in accepting Finnish refugees in Rumanian lel," and also desires to Canada. purchasó larger quantities Rumanian oll, wool and hides.
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In exchange Germany would send
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Mr. Hepburn said that Ontario was opening up tlement owing to cities and there for people like
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