THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 2, 1941
MASS LEVIES FOR FIRE
FIGHTING IN
BRITAIN
Dramatic Announcement By Mr. Herbert Morrison FIRE LEVY Compulsory
DECISION
Scheme
NO SURPRISE If Necessary
The British Govern-
ment's decision, announc- ed by Mr. Herbert Morri-
A MASS LEVY OF FIRE WATCHERS
son on Tuesday night, to SOME MILLIONS OF MEN AND WOMEN, mobilise the people com- HOUSEHOLDERS AND SHOPKEEPERS AND pulsarily if necessary, for WORKERS IN OFFICE_BUILDINGS, FACTOR- WAS CALLED FOR fire-fighting, is no sudden ¡ES AND WAREHOUSE change of policy or a panie BY THE HOME SECRETARY, MR. HERBERT measure, says Reuter's MOKRISON, BROADCASTING AFTER THE Lobby Correspondent,
GREAT FIRE RAID ON THE CITY OF LON-
The whole question has bem DON.
under consideration. for summe The decision to apply months. the principle has now been taken on accent of recent fire damax in the Provinces culminating the wanton attempt to destroy the City of London.
The chief difficulty to OVCI -
offices containing many tenants churches, warehouses and other public buildings.
STOP PRESS
The first alert of the New Year sounded in the London area several hours after dark last night.
It came much later than usual and was the first time since Sunday that the sirens had been heard in the capital,
The alert proved short and no gunfire was heard while it lasted. Later in the evening a second alert was sounded.
Enemy 'planes were also believed to be over Liverpool and the Midlands.--Reuter,
ANGLO-SOVIET RELATIONS
"We must quickly get to the point where not a single incendiary, wherever it falls, has a chance of taking a firm hold,” he declared.
"It is dangerous work-dangerous enough Port and Mercury" declares Mr.
come is in regard to blocka For to make an appeal to the best of your man- hood and womanhood. Not a single house or building in our towns must be left uncared for."
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As far as householders are con cerned, a good deal of voluntary work has already been done providing fire-fighting partie and it is expected that development of these parties into bodies capabl of dealing with the needs of each district will not take long ter
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MOTOR ACCIDENT
Driving car No. 5005 in Chatham Road yesterday. Mr. Poon Man - wing, of No. 20, Bird Street, ran in the rear of car No. 5038, driv- en by Mr. Hie An Tjua. Both vehicles were damaged, but the drivers were unhurt.
"A great deal has already been To employers and employees nf] hops. Mees and factories Mr. accomplished. But more organisa- Morrison said: The call to you istion is needed. Nothing will be even more pressing than to house-left to chance. holders,
tailed
your
"In more ribes than one some of you lately have country. This must never happen
Urgent Question
"The question of fires raises in most urgent and direct form the principle of compulsory part-time service in relation not only to this immediate problem but possibly to other aspects of civil defence Q5. well.
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Everyone In It
Commenting on Anglo-Soviet relations the "Shanghai Evening
Anthony Eden is more esteemed in Moscow than his predecessor, and with Sir Stafford Cripps as Ambassador,
the chances are brighter than for years of Britain and the Soviet joining interest- Reuter.
ITALIAN DECREE
Sweeping powers to control raw materials and factory products for the war were the duration of taken by the Italian Government decree published in under Rone yesterday, says Reuter.
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Knocked down by bus No, 783 whilst cycling near the junction of Argyle Street and Nathan Road yesterday afternoon, Lam Kwan' was admitted to the Kowloon Hos-
"I hope that these things will be done freely and that the res
"The principle of compulsion | pital, ponse to my appeal will be full has to-day been affirmed by Gov- and overflowing.
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ernment and details are now be- ing worked out and will be an- nounced as soon as possible.
"Compulsion will apply to everyone of every grade as the needs of the situation may re- quire.
"Factories and businesses of all kinds, large and small, will be subject to severe penalties for any neglect of their obligations.
Crafty Enemy
"We have a shrewd and crafty enemy but we will beat him. Cheer yourselves with the thought that he only changes his tactics because we make him-because the old don't pay.
Fall in, the fire-bomb fighters!”
Ugliness Of Nazism Referring to Sunday's fire raid on the City of London, Mr. Morri- son said: "Not one military objec- tive was hit or aimed at but these Irreplaceable gems of history- which London shared with mil- lions of civilised beings who have never seen them-were all des- troyed.
"Thus is revealed the blackness of heart and beastliness of spirit of these contemptible foes of all that is fine in human life; such is the ugliness of Nazism."-Reuter.
CLIPPERS FOR BRITAIN
THREE FLYING-BOATS ·OF. THE ATLANTIC CLIPPER TYPE HAVE BEEN PURCHASED FOR BRITAIN FROM AMERICAN AIRWAYS AND WILL BE 'USET? TO "MAINTAIN EMPIRE COM- MUNICATIONS/USE
This is according to Mr. Morris Wilson, representing the British. Ministry of Aircraft Production in Washington yesterday.
The flying-boats are now near- ing completion and according ta the "Baltimore Sun, a British crew is proceeding to America to study the operation. aircraft-Reuter.
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Sensational rumours are spreading in Vichy that Ger- many is about to renounce the Armistice and оссиру the whole of France.
The rumours are without confirmation but they have caused
ment.
tremendous excite-
A wave of pessimism has swept France and her people. Actually, there is no evid- ence of fucts to support the
rumours.
The belief prevails in some quarters that the rumours have been circulated deliber- ately by followers of Laval be- cause of Marshal Petain's re- fusel to re-instate him in the Government.
There is a growing belief that Laval is determined to become a French Dictator. The persunal position of Pe- tain, however, remains tremely strong among the people. International News Service,
ex-
to
this from
The British system of na- vicerts and commercial pass- ports is being extended exports from Eire.
The Minister of Economic Warfare, announcing yesterday,
says that January 22 it will be neces- sary for exporters in Eire to obtain navicerts for ship- ments to a number of speci- fied countries, and ships sail- ing without a navicert will be liable to seizure together with any items of cargo not covered by individual navi- certs.---Reuter.
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