THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 5, 1940
British Action: Regrettable But Necessary
WASHINGTON COMMENT
ON
DEVELOPMENT
Washington, To-day.
THE BRITISH ACTION regarding the French Fleet RUMANIA
is regarded in United States official quarters as regrettable but necessary.
It had been considered axiomatic in American naval
OPENLY
circles that the British could never allow the PRO-AXIS
The
French Fleet to fall into German hands. British Government would undoubtedly have been criticised if it had not taken the necessary steps.
WOMEN FIGHT OFF ROBBERS
THE STORY OF HOW TWO WO- MEN BRAVELY STRUGGLED WITH TWO ROBBERS AND EVENTUALLY FRUSTRATED THE WOULD-BE ROBBERY ALTHOUGH THREATEN-
KNIFE AND ED WITH
"PISTOL
Bucharest, To-day.
formed a new Government
M. Gigurti has Rumanian
National
strongly anti-Semitic and pro-German
in character.
Several of the new Ministers were It was felt that the combined
members of the former Goga anti- Navies French, Italian and German might have proved a real threat to Jewish Cabinet of 1939. Several mem- British sea power, and that threat, itbers of the "Iron Guard" are also in- is now thoroughly realised, would be cluded. a threat also to American security.
EVACUATION OF BELFAST CHILDREN
London, To-day. The evacuation of children' from Belfast will begin on Sun- day when about 15,000 to 20,000 registered children are to be moved from the city.
Unregistered children will be evacuated from vulnerable areas next Monday,
This decision was taken by the Northern Ireland Ministry of Pu- blic Security-Reuter.
HEAVY FIGHTING
NEAR ICHANG
Chungking, To-day. Heavy fighting is in progress on the South bank of the Yangtse, opposite The provisional list includes Vice- Ichang, where Japanese troops from In Canada, indications are that Premier,
General Ionescu; Interior, Ichang crossed the river three times Popescu: Finance, M. in an effort to clear up Chinese forces Mr. Churchill's statement of the General'
Savu; Foreign Affairs, M. concentrated on the south bank, ac- disposition of the French Fleet has Eugene
an Iron Guardist | cording to Chinese reports. done more to encourage Canadians Milail Monoilescu, than anything since the start of the recently arrived from Germany.
Reuter,
war.
The British action, difficult though it was, has made clear,
above
all the question, the determination of WAS RELATED BEFORE MR. British Empire to fight to a finish, in HIMSWORTH THIS MORNING the opinion of the Canadian man-in-
CHEUNG TAK, 25, WAS the-street.-Reuter. WHEN COMMITTED FOR TRIAL ON A CHARGE OF ASSAULT WITH IN- TENT TO ROB.
German Summary
Berlin, To-day.
Radio Announcement
The first and second groups of Ja- panese troops who crossed on June 29 and the night of June 30 were dis- persed by the Chinese on July 1, but the Japanese again crossed the
London, To-day. The new Rumanian Government ad-day, heres to a policy of neutrality, but will intensify Rumania's relations with the Axis Powers, according to a com- munique issued after its first meeting last night, quoted by the Swiss Radio.
In a summary of the naval action-Reuter. at Oran, by the official German news agency, it is stated:
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The Chinese forces are launching vigorous attacks in an effort to clear the south bank of Japanese troops —
Reuter.
The ships of the line Dunkerque THE BATTLE QUEEN'S RD.
FOR BRITAIN INCIDENT
The case was the result of an at- tempted armed robbery on June 30 at No. 4, Sung Street, second floor. Or four robbers, two kept a watch on the staircase and two went into the flat,one and Provence and the squadron-leader armed with a knife and one with a
Mogador were set on fire by artillery toy pistol.
Inside, they caught hold of
action and are now in flames in the Man, 37, and her neice, Leung Lai-harbour of Oran. hing, 18, by their throats and threa- ened them.
Chall
However, stated Det.-Sgt. Dowman, both women struggled. The woman temporarily incapacitated one robber,
"The ship of the line Bretagne seems to have been destroyed by a magnetic mine.
"Strasbourg, five squadron leaders
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London, To-day.
LAM PAK-KEI, ALIAS LAM PAK- HANG, ALIAS TSO PEI-CHAI, 24, CANVASSER, WAS CHARGED BE- The battle for Britain may FORE MR. H. G. SHELDON, K.C., and torpedo boats and some submar- begin at any moment now, THIS MORNING, WITH DEMAND- who ran, while the girl, though threa-ines seem to have broken through the Charles Gardiner, the B.B.C. ING WITH MENACES A SUM
Reuter. tened with the knife, caught hold of British encirclement." the accused's hands and pushed him French Report To Nazis correspondent out of the door.
He was followed by the girl down the staircase into the street, where he was arrested by a Chinese constable, Accused's three accomplices made their escape.
KIDNAPPING CHARGE
A FOUR-YEAR-OLD BOY,
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with the R.A.F., declared in a broad- cast yesterday.
"Until now we have undergone only unimportant German bombings,'
he
Berlin, To-day. armistice The French
delegation 'incidents' between has reported the the British and French warships at Oran to the German Armistice Com-said, "which have never reached the scope and violence of British raids mission.
over the Rhineland.
The official German News Agency states: "The leader of the French Government has given orders for French ships to scuttle themselves if they cannot escape seizure by the British." (In referring to Petain, the CONVICTED FOR KIDNAPPING | German Agency used the phrase, LAM 'Fuehrer of the French Government.") PAK-TO, 25, A STREET SLEEPER, -Reuter. WAS GIVEN SIX MONTHS' LABOUR BY MR. E. HIMSWORTH AT. KOWLOON THIS MORNING.
Det.-Sgt. Morrison said that accus. ed was known to the boy's parents, who were also street-sleepers in Pak Po Street. He took away the child on the pretence of going to buy somo congee for him early on June 30.
HARD
The parents, after a futile search, finally reported to the police at noon the same day.
Late that afternoon, the father saw accused sitting on the pavement with the lad in Larch Street.
SHANGHAI TRADE
DEPRESSION
(SPECIAL, TO "CHINA MAIL") Shanghai, To-day. Closing of the Hong Kong and Hai- phong routes and the uncertain si- tuation in the Netherlands East Indies. are the chief factors affecting produc- tlon in local factories, states the June report of the industrial section of the said S.M.C.
Seeing the child's father, accused started to run but was chased and caught.
Pleading not guilty, accused that he had merely taken the child out to buy some congee for him.
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Other factors are price falls follow- ing declines in the local stock mar→ két, aggravation of the hostilities in at-Europe, cutting off of supplies of cer- A. 78-year-old Chinese woman
raw materials, unloading of this tempted suicide morning bytaln
and finished goods second floor hoarded stocks the
jumping from
verandah of a house in Gough Street. caused through the Dragon Festival settlement day and finally anticipated over-production.-Havas.
She was admitted to, the Queen Mary Hospital in a serious condition.
Detective-Sergeant
OF $2 FROM SIU KWAN, 25, IN QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL ON JUNE 26.
T. Cashman said that defendant and complainant had each known each other for about six years. On the night of June 26 at about 9 o'clock, Siu Kwan standing outside the St. Francis Hotel
Defendant waiting for a bus.
ap- "Germany so far has sought above proached and took him to a lane lead- all to obtain information regarding the ing to Des Vouex Road Central. There location of our searchlights and anti-he assaulted Siu and demanded money. aircraft batteries.
"But these raids have been profita- ble for us as we also use them for gathering information.
Was
As- Slu had no money at the time, he gave him, one week to pay. The Police were informed on July 3, and marked money was given to Slu. De- "We are ready. The day of the great fendant was arrested in Des Voucx German offensive will find us pre-Road after he received the money. pared with enough Spitfires and Hur- ricanes to cause terrible ravages in the close ranks of German bombers." --Havas.
ANOTHER WILD
RUMOUR
Rumours current this morning. that an incident had occurred on the border were officially denied to-day by the authorities when questioned by the "China Mail."
occurred "No incident
any- where along the border involving Japanese and British troops," it was stated by a responsible au- thority.
Chinese reports state that sharp skirmishes have occurred between Japanese and Chinese guerillas in areas north of Shumchun.
Defendant was known to the Po- lice as a bad character.
Sentence of three months' labour was imposed.
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TOUCHED ON THE RAW
London, To-day.
The Rome Radio announcer, in what appeared to be a reply to Mr. Chur- chill's statement that the Italian Navy "kept prudently out of the way" at Oran, said that "Italian naval units played the part of spectators because they could not get the spot in time." The announcer threatened naval re- prisals and extended an invitation to the British Flect "to repeat the action against an Italian naval base." Reuter.