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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 9, 1940.
NATION'S DEMAND OF GOVERNMENT.
GET ON: NOT GET OUT
London, To-day.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FACT that the two-day debate. in Commons and Lords was held despite opposition by the military was stressed in a broadcast talk yesterday by Mr. Cyril Lakin, Assistant Editor of the "Sunday Times."
There has been a good deal of uneasiness at the Norwegian setback, he said, and criticism from both the Opposition and the Government benches.
Looking back at it, and taking into
consideration yesterday's press com- LEAGUE AND
ment, Mr. Lakin felt that all this showed that the mind and temper of both Parliament and Nation waś that they were saying to the Govern→ ment "Get on!”—not "Get out!”
Everyone realises that it is unfair and futile to form a judgment on a de- bate when we know that the defence in the case, the Government-could
not reveal all the facts.
Comment has been very favour. able about Mr. Churchill's new ap! pointment, in which he is responsible for the supervision of all military operations. The only fear is lest this should be too heavy a load even for him, but that has been provided
for.
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ON THE DEFENSIVE
REFUGEES
Geneva, To-day.
An interim report has been issued by the League of Na- tions High Commissioner for Refugees.
Government towards victims of Nazi The liberal policy of the British aggression is being continued, he re- very féw ports. There have been cases in which the concession of per- · sonal liberty has been abused by the refugees.
The British Government is most The general impression is that the generously helping private bodies Prime Minister was rather on the de-looking after 60,000 refugees in Britain and makes a monthly grant of half the fensive, but Mr. Lakin pointed out that expenditure of these bodies, in addi- it was worth recalling that Mr. Chamtion to £100,000 as a lump sum. berlain had said that his military ad- visors were against any debate. on Norway on the ground it might give information to the enemy.
But the debate was held. The Allies are not only defending democracy; they are defending it democratically. -Reuter.
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LONDON, TO-DAY.
At the outbreak of the war, the British Government allowed several thousand refugees, including German to the Colonies and Dominions has children, into Palestine. Immigration
been restricted, but not stopped. Reuter..
SHANGHAI'S ANXIETIES
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SHANGHAI, TO-DAY. IT WILL NOT BE EASY FOR SHANGHAI TO CARRY ON SATIS. FACTORILY WITH THE DOLLAR THEREABOUTS, RE-
IN REPLY TO. A COMMONS QUESTION BY MR. W. PALING AT SD OR (LABOUR), THE COLONIES SECRE-PORTS "FINANCE AND COM-
TARY, MR. MALCOLM MAC DONALD, GAVE DETAILS OF A DE- MONSTRATION BY WORKERS IN SINGAPORE ON MAY 1.
Mr. Paling then asked whether Mr. Macdonald would see that these ap plications for higher wages and better conditions were not denied on the ground they were merely Communist propaganda.
MERCE" THE LOCAL FINANCIAL REVIEW.
It is true that when the dollar was established at 4d with the help of the Sino-British Stabilisation Fund Shang- hai could take stock of the position and adjust itself slowly to the new
conditions, but the problems arising now are in intensely aggravated form, those of the past year when the dollar Mr. Macdonald replied that Chinese
fell from 1/21⁄2d to 8d, 6d and then 4d. workers had asked for increased wages and received them. In this case the thered with stabilisation are now be- Hopes that the worst had been wea- agitation was a purely political oneing irretrievably shattered and
Reuter.
MALAYAN FLIER DECORATED
-London," To-day. Royal Air Force awards for the Norwegian operations include the Dia- tinguished Service Order for Squadron Leader. John William Donaldson, who was the leader of the squadron which brought down fourteen aeroplanes in one day during the operations at
Aandalsnes.
the perplexities and anxieties nust be faced over again-Hayas.
FIRST CZECH FORCE FOR FRANCE
London, To-day. When the first contingent of Czecho- slovak troops left for France yester- day, Dr. Benes, in a short speech, said... that they were going to fight with their Squadron Leader Donaldson was
Allies to help smash the Nazi system born at Kuala Lumpur in 1910.
of organized barbarism. The task One of the fourteen German air-would not be easy, but he believed craft, six were shot down and eight they would perform their role gallant- were put out of action.. Reuter. By
CROWN PRINCE OF NEPAL WEDDED
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Madame Benes presented
troops
with a flag-Reuter:
FINNS-DENY CHARGES
Helsinki, To-day. Their Majesties the King and Queen The Finnish Foreign Office has den- have sent a message of good wishes fed an allegation appearing in the So- to the Crown Prince of Nepal on the viet newspaper "Pravda" (Truth) that
London, To-day.
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Reuter.