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BELGIAN PLIGHT: RESPONSIBILITY HITLER'S
THE STATEMENT by Mr. Cudahy, U.S.
CHINESE DIVISIONS
Ambassador to Brussels, about the horrible MAN BORDER
famine that will overtake Europe this winter
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
is commented on by the London “Daily Ex- A vanguard of "dare
press."
DO
some
devil" divisions consisting of some 300,000 Chinese troops are moving into
border Indo-China
in
Mr. Cudahy, says the paper, is an honest observer, but one must consider very careful- ly his hope that means will be found to send positions near the French food to the Belgian people or the position this Yunnan, according to ré- liable Chinese messages winter will be desperate.
It is possible, says the "Daily received in Kwong Chow Express," that Americans Wan late last night. might blame the British blockade These troops, it is said, will for this famine--but the fact is immediately cross the border into that the refugees cannot return to French territory, on confirmation harvest their crops, because the of a Japanese landing in French Germans won't let them.
Indo-China, and engage the in- labourers vaders in a defensive action on "Germany keeps the from the farms and food from the French soil. Belgians," the paper goes on.
taken the The Nazis have stocks of food away to feed their own army, and any food sent to Belgium from the United States. will go the same way.
BELGIAN ATTITUDE DOUBTFUL
Asked in the House of Commons yester- day for information on the present where- abouts and attitude of the Belgian Gov- ernment, Mr. R. Al Butler told Members that Lord Halifax was awaiting certain in- formation.
In the meantime, he preferred not to give a detailed reply. Reuter.
HOME GUARD FOR U.S.A.
guarantee "We have only one against this-a Nazi promise!"- the paper concludes.-Reuter,
British Standpoint
THE PEOPLE.
the war.
Heavy artillery is also mov- ing up from the Interior of Yun- nan while military movements also are reported taking place near the Kwangsi-indo-China border.
Meanwhile, more transport
Japanese arrived in Tong- king Bay yesterday. Our Own Correspondent.
THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 8, 1940
Col. W. N. Tickler, son of the famous Mr. T. G. ("Plum and Apple") Tickler, whose jams were known on every bat tlefield of the last war, has organised a local àrmy in the defence of Maldenhead, Berkshire. These men, trained by military In- structors, are given an hour off from their work each day to Photo enable them to undergo training for the town's defence. shows a study during training. (Copyright, Fox).
JAPANESE NATIONALS
IN BRITAIN
HITLER TO The number of Ja-
GRAB
TERRITORY
EXPERTS IN LONDON CON- SIDER THAT IF A FAMINE OCCURS IN GERMAN-OCCUPI-| ED TERRITORY THIS WINTER IT WILL BE DUE SOLELY TO S
HAVE A THE WAY THE NAZIS GRABBED ALL THE STOCKS FOR THEIR OWN USE OR F THEIR INABILITY TO DISTRI- INDICATIONS OF HITLER'S BUTE THE STOCKS AMONG PLANS AS REGARDS THE AB- Hitler has declared that the Bri-SORPTION OF ALSACE-LOR- RAINE AND LUXEMBURG INTO tish blockade exists only on paper, THE REICH ARE CONTAINED and that food supplies for Ger- IN TWO DECREES ISSUED BY many and the occupied territories HIM IN BERLIN YESTERDAY are assured for the duration of WHEREBY THE ENTIRE AD- ALSACE- On every side, on the other MINISTRATION OF hand, there comes evidence that LORRAINE AND LUXEMBURG conditions are getting worse be- WILL, IN FUTURE, NO LONGER BE INDEPENDENT ON THE methods Icause of the Nazi
AUTHORITIES, BUT stripping the territories of their ARMY
WILL BE
BY CONDUCTED food supplies.-Reuter.
CIVIL ADMINISTRATIVE CHIEFS ACTING IMMEDIATE- Washington Request
LY UNDER HITLER. (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
A
Joseph Buerckel, Robert Wag- The State Department in Wash-
has asked HOME GUARD BE FORMED IN ington
Mr. Joseph ner and Gistav Simon have been Gauleiters for Lor- THE UNITED STATES FROM Kennedy, the U.S. Ambassador in appointed
Alsace and Luxemburg, SUCH ORGANIZATIONS AS London, to supply the complete raine, THE AMERICAN LEGION, VE-text of the interview given to the respectively. TERANS OF FOREIGN WARS, Press in London by Mr. Cudahy, AND SO ON, WAS MADE YES-in which he defended King Leo TERDAY BY PRESIDENT pold's surrender, ROOSEVELT.
Mr. Sumner Welles said the in- This Home Guard would take terview was given without prior the place of the National Guard consultation with or the authority) if and when the latter is called up of the State Department.-Reuter. for one year's extended military training.
SUGGESTION THAT
A
The Government would like to
see the Home
Guard established
of
Baldur von Schirach, Hitler Youth Leader, becomes Gauleiter in Vienna in place of Joseph Buerckel, - Reuter. -
panese nationals re- gistered with the police in Britain is 865 of whom 762 are
TAGORE HONOURED. BY OXFORD
SIR RABINDRANATH TA- GORE, THE EIGHTY-YEAR-OLD INDÍAN, RECEIVED THE DE- CREE OF DOCTOR OF LETTERS HONORIS CAUSA OF OXFORD UNIVERSITY AT A SPECIAL CONVOCATION OF OXFORD
males, stated Captain. UNIVERSITY HELD YESTER
O. Peake, Under-Se- cretary for State, Home Office, in a written reply to Lieu- tenant-Colonel Sir T.- Moore, Conservative Member of the House of Commons.
ter.
-Reu-
DAY
BENGLA
AT SANTINIKETAN,
This is believed to be the first time that a special convocation has been held outside Oxford.
* Sir
Chief Maeurice Cayer,' Justice of India, represented Ox- ford University.
Sir Rabindranath Tagore, in Sanskrit, thanked the University "for its precious gift to him and This country. -- Reuter.
ITALIAN PROGRESS IN SOMALILAND OPERATIONS
AIR DONATION Among gifts towards the pur- Nazi Rapacity chase of aircraft acknowledged by, the Ministry of Aircraft Produc- London tion Is £600 from Mr. Norman
Wire- it pre- Biddell of Brazik-British
While authoritative
in each of the 48 states of the Un-circles still maintain their fon, and more particularly in the vlous standpoint that acute local less. larger cities and towns-Hayas.
KUUSINEN GETS JOB
public.
food shortages in Europe this winter may become a distinct BALLOON BARRAGE possibility, they assert if such a famine should occur it would in- The Secretary for Air told the evitably be a direct consequence Commons yesterday that the bal- of the Nazi inability properly to loon barrage is being steadily ex- distribute supplies of foodstuffs tended in all parts of the country.{ which they themselves always-British Wireless. claimed to hold in reservo and
THE ITALIAN OFFENSIVE against British Somaliland is not yet being seriously resisted, though
is being made as costly as possible.
An official communique issued in Cairo yester--
day states:
"On August 5, an Italian column entered Zeila unopposed.
"On the same day, Hargeisa was captured by a strong force which included tanks, artillery, ma- Chine-guns and aircräft.
fanks.
that only the Nazi rapacity and Mr. L. S. Amery, Secretary for Otto Kuusinen, who headed the inability tö maintain proper India, was received in audience by government set up by the Soviet communications can be blamed. the King at Buckingham Palace in captured Finnish territory after Cintial Nazi statements have yesterday.-British Wireless.
"Our delaying force fell back opened heavy fire on the raiders, the Soviet Itivasion, Has, says repeatedly emphasised that huge Reuter's Moscow correspondent, food reserves are held by Ger- a reserve supply of 7 million tons after inflicting severe casualties, "In the Western Desert, Some been appointed Vice-President of many and Italy and the areas un-of grain which Her invasion of including the destroying of three enemy movements are reported,
but otherwise all is quiet." the Soviet Union representing the der their control.
adjacent countries, it has since
"Our casualties were slight. Reuter. rlow Karellah-Finnish Federal Re-| The official German wireless yeen estimated, las Intreased to "On the morning of: August
on June 27 stated, that while the nearly 10 million toris.
6, Odwelna was occupied by the 150-Mile Journey The Humber of Vice-Presidents, Hoover plan for the relief of
Thus should famine occur has been raised by decree from Belgium, France and the Nether-In Belgium or other occupied Chemy with infantry, guns and
of eleven to sixtoën Including the lands was doubtless "worthy
Regarding the communique is territory-this la sofely, due to armoured fighting vehicles.
"At 8 p.m., a small motorised sued in Cairo, it was stated in spokesmen of the new Republics, commendation" the German au-
the inability of the Nazl ma- the other four being. Modavia, thorities themselves had already
chine to cope with a situation force of the Somaliland Camel authoritative quarters in Lon- Corps harassed the enemy, them-don last night that Zweila, which Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. taken all the necessary steps to
of fla own making, ',
was offered to Italy as a gift Reuter.
ensure the feeding of these peo-
Though a fow food ships from selves suffering no loss. ples.
the United States to Marseilles, "In Palestine, enemy aircraft in 1995 and was refused, was Reichstag Speech which left the port of departure again raided Haifa. A number undefended.
The Italians have now to get before the collapse of France, of bombs were dropped, nearly Among many other instances have been allowed to pass the all of which fell harmlessly in along the coast road to Berbera
**** a distance of 150 miles. un
British resistance, it is stated, Canadian
Civilian casualties Were Parliament, of this assertion, Hitler In his British contraband control, no the sea or on waste ground.
will begin in the hill country which has been in segalon since Reichstag speech on July 10 sald general Anglo-American Conver
to relief der tén.
The
anti-airEräft defences behind Hargeisa and Odweina. May 10, has adjourned till Nov-that Nazi supplies of, food were sations with rogard
Supplies have bötn cônducted nor ember 6, according to a messaga “limitless." from Ottawa. Reuter.
Gormany entered this war with are they in prospect Heuter, letme quickly into action and Reuter.
PARLIAMENT IN CANADA ADJOURNS
The