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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 7, 1940
ZEALOUS HASTE IN TALBOT
INTERNMENT ADMITTED
THE QUESTION OF THE INTERNMENT OF ALIENS IN GREAT BRITAIN WAS RAISED IN THE HOUSE OF LORDS YESTERDAY.
Replying to criticisms, the Duke of Devon- shire pointed out that the decision to intern all aliens was made at a time of extreme dif- ficulty and gravity and therefore in some haste.
Although he regretted the de-j cision he believed that at the time and in the circumstances it was inevitable, but the moment of our greatest difficulty had passed.
The danger of Invasion was postponed but the expeditionary
been force had
re-equipped. our strength had been very greatly increased and he hoped It would be possible from now! on to pursue a more ilberal policy towards "these unhappy people."
The Home Secretary hoped to}
PURCHASE
TAX
BATTLE
The
Archbishop
of
bring about a steady improvement Canterbury, Mr. J. S.
.' in conditions in internment camps
MUNDY PASSES
Talbot Mundy, the famous British nove- list famous for his In- dian adventure stories, died in Bradenton, Florida, yesterday..
Of his many books, "King of the Khyber Rifles," "The Eye of Zeitoon" and "The Nine Unknown" were perhaps the best known,
Although English (he was educated at Rugby), Talbot Mundy lived in South Manchester, Connec- ticut, U.S.A.-Reuter.
SUEZ CANAL
and secure the release of those in- Priestley and Mr. G. Faber
Government was fully aware ofį
volving no danger to the country, addressed a meeting of ASSETS IN
the unfortunate position of many over 100 M.P.'s in the of these unhappy Internees and House of Commons last everything possible was being and would be done lot.-Reuter.
NO DANGER
to improve their evening in opposition to the inclusion of books in the Purchase Tax propo-| Sir Kingsley Wood, sals.
Chancellor of the Exche- Afterwards an amendment was quer, declared in the tabled to omit books from thej House of Commons yes-
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in addition, Commander reserves of the Suez Canal Stephen King-Hall and Sir Company held in Paris The changed attitude of an amendment to omit Bibles were in French francs and could not therefore add to his men because of the Commander King-Hall, while the enemy's external re- way the Germans treated urging the exclusion of Bibles on
of their comrades principle, contended that the yield sources.
in taxes would be negligible and A great part of the company's -
would severely assets was described in London its impositions
and reserves, however, handicap people who print Bibles were held in the United Kingdom yesterday by Squadron-as they are already sold at al- and the United States and were, Leader Donaldson, D.S.O. most cost price.—Reuter.
one
He said that two R.A.F. 'planes' collided off Dunkirk. One Flight- Commander escaped and was sent home on a ship, which was tor- [pcdoed,
Hundreds of people were in the water, and the Germans machine- gunned them.;
When the Flight-Commander called "Help!" the Germans turned a searchlight on him and shot him dead.
"This made a tremendous Ichange in my squadron," said
they had looked on their work as
have.-Reuter.
MACHINERY
FOR CONDUCT
OF THE WAR
Mr. C. R. Attlee, Lord
therefore, locked under the gen eral measures taken by the Bri tish and U.S. Governments.
He understood the question of current fees was being left in abeyance so far as the British. directors were concerned.-Reu- ter.
WAITING ON BRITAIN
THAT
THE JAPANESE FOR-
GOVERNMENT HAS COMMUNI.
JAPANESE NATIONALS.
Donaldson yesterday. "Up to then, Privy Seal, said in the A TOKYO DESPATCH SAYS fun, but when they learned of this, House of Commons yes- EIGN MINISTER, MR. MATSUO- they were determined to do every-terday that Government KA, TOLD THE CABINET YES- thing in their power in revenge."
Because of that one incident, he was fully alive to the im-TERDAY THAT THE JAPANESE said, the Germans have suffered portance of the objects CATED TO BRITAIN JAPAN'S very much worse than they might inherent in the suggestion STAND ON THE ARRESTS OF there should be a joint The Japanese Government is Allied Council for the now waiting for the British reac
tion, he continued, after which prosecution of
of the war.
will be tak- "appropriate action Existing arrangements for co-en-Reuter. operation and consultation be- tween the Government and other governments and organisations fighting with Britain against the enemy were, however, fully ade- quate for dealing with all ques- tions concerning the prosecution of the war,
EAST AFRICAN
ECONOMIC
WAR COUNCIL
P
BRITISH PLEDGES IN EUROPE
The Lord Privy Seal in
the
He did not, therefore, see any Commons yesterday gave an as- An East African Economic advantage in setting up machin-surance that the British Govern- Council is being formed to repre-jery for the purpose. Reuter. ment would not enter intó any sent Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika, Rhodesia, Zanzibar, and Nyasa, land in order to co-ordinate eco- nomic, and commercial policy for war purposes and to enable speedy and victorious action to be taken
'HIGHLANDER'
in comprehensively planning the MASTER
production of war necessities and the marketing of surplus producÉ, The territories: will be invited to attend the Imperial Economic] Conference at Delhi in October.-1
DECORATED
permanent obligations on the continent of Europe without ful- lest consultation with the Gov- ernments of the Dominions with which, he added, they had main- tained and would continue to maintain the closest touch on all aspects of foreign policy.-British Wireless.
EIRE CENSORS CARDINAL HINSLEY
Awards were announced in London yesterday to the Master CASUALTIES OF
and trew of the British steamer, THE NAVAL WAR (Highlander, horo of a recent Ger-
man bombing attack in the North THE EIRE CENSOR HAS SUP. The Admiralty announce that Sea in which the vessel brought PRESSED CERTAIN PASSAGES one officer and 10 ratings were down two Nazi planes, one of IN SUNDAY'S BROADCAST BY killed and three ratings wounded them falling on her own poop. CARDINAL HINSLEY (ARCH. in HM. trawler Crest. Flower, the Captain William Gifford is given B18HOP OF WESTMINISTER).
(fre THE BROADCAST WAS TO THE . 5. already been the O.BE., Bert Whyman announced.'
man), George Anderson (Able TROOPS AND AMERICA. One rating died of wounds and Scaman) the O.B.E. and three Cardinal Hinsley attacked the four ratings were wounded. in others, including Miss Cockburn, Nazi creed of racialism and said H.M. destroyer Brazen. Reu-stewardess, pre commended that neutrality of heart was im-
Reuter..
possible in this struggle.-Reutei.
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