Discussion
Bbrary Supreme Couch
On
Efficacy Of Intelligence
MR. ATTLEE'S ECHO OF
SALLY AT HORE-BELISHA
SPANISH CIVIL WAR
SWEDISH
OFFICIAL VISIT
TO FINLAND
The Swedish Foreign Minister, M. Guenther, arrived in Helsinki yesterday on an unofficial visit.
He was greeted at aerodrome
by the Finnish Foreign Minister. Reuter.
Leave to presume the death on or since Novem- ber 8, 1936, of Carlos WITHIN AN HOUR OF its opening the Fernando Stuart Y Falco, War Debate in the House of Commons yester- Duke of Penaranda, was
the granted in the Probate day settled down in a calm but not over-
Court yesterday, the crowded House into a temperate discussion, application being by the the key to which was provided by the remark Duke's brother, the Duke of Government Liberal, Sir Percy Harris: of Alba, Spanish Ambas- "We are solid behind the Prime Minister but sador in London. the fact need not exclude constructive criticism."
An affidavit by the Duke off
Alba stated that the Duke of Pen-
aranda was interned in the model prison in Madrid in the Summer of 1936 with other sympathisers of
He was removed from prison in or about the following November
and was believed to have been
assassinated.
Since then the widow, child and brother have not seen him 1}^
Mr. Lee-Smith, Leader of the Labour the National movement. Front Bench, asked a number of questions which resolved themselves, as did a number of other speeches, mainly into doubts about the full efficacy of the British Intelligence and Information Services and whether advice or information always received full attention.
At no time, however, was there!
any division of opinion about the rightness of going to aid Greece,
The most critical speech was by Mr. Hore-Belishu, He contended that the British Expeditionary Force was inadequate and inform ation was wrong and wrongly in- terpreted.
HE DECLARED THAT MATA- PAN WAS A DECOY OPERA- TION WHICH GAVE THE GERMANS THEIR LARGE FORCES
AFRICA
IN NORTH
WE HAD FAILED IN IRAQ.
SECRET GIFT OF JEWELS
A young woman walked into the Red Cross and St. AND ALSO DECLARED THAT John sales department in |Bond Street, London, and Mr. Hore-Betisha demanded
gave an official a brown an improvement in Intelligence, more armour, mare tanks, dive. paper parcel. Then she bombers and transport 'planes. prepared to without leav- He agreed that progress had been made but declared that ting her name. was not enough.
ficial opened the parcel Mr. Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, and discovered one of the replying to Mr. Hore-Belisha, finest gifts of jewellery pointed out, amid laughter, that until January. 1940. Mr. Hore-
the Red Cross and St. Belisha had been in charge of John Fund has received
a big part of British war prepar- during the war. ations. He was sure that when Mr. Hore-Belisha was at the War Office he found that what he did was conditioned by what his pre- decessor had done,
Mr. Attlee added: "We And ourselves very much in the same position."
HOSTILE SHELLING IN IRAQ
"In
the Habbaniyah heard from the Duke of Penuranda area British aircraft were who left estate of about £35,000
again active on Monday,' states а communique
in Britain. -Reuter.
SCURRILOUS SHANGHAI NEWSPAPER
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
FOLLOWING A CONTINUOUS 10-DAY ATTACK. AGAINST THE JEWISH COMMUNITY, THE "FAR EASTERN TIMES," RUSSIAN LANGUAGE SHANG- HAI DAILY, BELIEVED TO BE
JAPANESE
SPONSORED, YESTERDAY PUBLISHED A
FULL PAGE ARTICLE DENOUNCING THE S.M.C. The of-
It included a diamond and opal tiara, a diamond and opal necklace, a diamond and opal pendant, and a fine gold and platinum bracelet.
He explained to the young wo- man that the jewels could not be Mr. Attlee declared that the accepted unless she disclosed her position in the Summer and name and address. Autumn of last year was infinitely
more threatening
day.
than that ti-
Fundamental Fact
resistance,
The splendid Greek General Cunningham's campaign in Abyssinia, and the victories of General Wavell in Libya, did make a bright light on a dark day but did not alter the fundamental fact of the situation-that the Contin- ent of Europe was in the hands of Germany.
Simultaneously with the debate
So she revealed that she was Miss Murray, of Totterdown Inkpen, Newbury, Berkshire,
It labelled members of the
MEXICO
READY TO TAKE PART
Mexico's opposition to totalitarian expansion was unequivocally ex- pressed by the Mexican Foreign Minister, Senor Padilla, writing in the Carnegie Foundation's publication "Internation- al Conciliation:"
Senor Padilla declared: "Mexico is prepared to take a stand with other Western Hemisphere démocracies in opposing totali- tarlan expansion and Fifth Column activity.
"America's destiny is to take part In the fray.”
Later in the same article, Sengr Padilha. writęs: "Tha Mexican people, with full con- velourne- of the cause they are embracing, are fully resolved to share that destiny.
we
"We must, therefore, prepare, must resolutely cooperate
with one another for the defence
of this hemisphere."-Reuter.
from British G.H.Q in POSED AS A BARON
Cairo.
"Hostile shelling was intermit- tent and inaccurate,
"In the Basra area the situation remains quiet,
"Libya: Tobruk: po change in the situation.
"In the Sollum area, the activi- ties of our ground and air forces were severely hampered by a heavy sandstorm.
"Abyssinia: Further was made by our forces
CHARGE
A 26-YEAR-OLD DISCHARG- ED SOLDIER WHO WAS SAID TO HAVE POSED AS BARON FISHER DE BOSLIER. WAS REMANDED IN EXETER
CUSTODY AT CHARGED UNDER THE DEFENCE REGULATIONS WITH USING OTHER THAN HIS OWN NAME.
progress The man, George Samuel Fish- north-er. with an address at an Exeter
wards from Dessie on the rear of lodging-touse, was described by the Italian position about Amba the acting Chief Constable as a Alagi.
man of no substance. There were "Advanoing from Neghelll. other charges pending. Fisher, our troops ejected and inflicted who had been a private, was dis- heavy casualtic. on A strong charged from the Army after hos-. enemy force holding a position spital treatment. covering Adola.
Detective Sergeant Bennett said "In other sections our advance Fisher told him he used the for-
eign name and title 'os a jóke
Council "parasites, robbers, lizards is continuing." -Reuter. und bandits."
Bitter attacks have been made
Questioned, an S.M.C. official stated the matter was being studied by higher authorities. daily on Sir Victor Sassoon, Sir Elly Kadoorie. and other prominent Jewish businessmen, and steps are being considered to suppress the paper's activity.- International News Service.
Givil Servants Scorn Red Tape
*.
CIVIL SERVICE organisations have placed he- fore Sir Horace Wilson, head of the Civil Service, proposals for reforms in administration..
The suggestions have come from the staff side
BOMB of the National Whitley Council, on which all Civil
NURSE WAS HEROINE
Service Trade Unions are represented. They aim at eliminating unnecessary red tape so that Civil Ser- vice man-power can be used to the best advantage. A Canadian nursing sis-
The view put to Sir Horace peace-time, they waste essential She added hastily: "I don't ter
was one. of the
is that there should be some modi-man-power in time of war." want any fues made. The jewele heroines in a London res-fication on the meticulous check “Not Enough Wörk' have been left to me and I de-
on every item of expenditure, and cided to give them to the fund."taurant which was bomb- that in war conditions a great Another suggestion is that ^^Truly Magnificent”-
ed...
hesitate to
deal of Aling in Government de-high official, acting directly under She worked in the bombed partments could be dispensed the Prime Minister, should have
with.
power to decide the staffing needs "buliding among the dead and
of each department. At present, A Red Cross official said: "TheShe was: Miss Helen Stevens, of based on the necessity to have, to staff which could easily be dying for more than an hour....... Civil Service administration is some departments are holding on. gift is truly magnificent. Experts: who have looked casually at the Dunnville, Ontario, who is now a expenditure subject to immediate transferred. jewels say that the amount raised nursing sister in No.1 Canadian check by the Comptroller and
General Hospital in England.
The Treasury to furnish Auditor-General- and dreds of pounds. was, is likely to run into several hun- Canadians on week-end leave Ministers with information about: interfere because the Minifater
any matter which may be raised bed can alwa
the mattor as asCabinet issuO DEŇ, by a member of Parliament.
There is a good denivof evi+ dence that in several depa particularly those created; wartrated civil servar fretting because they his enough work to do.
Sofdler Cl
in the Commons, a debate' held in the Lords on a similar motion, and after a few hours of discussion, the Lords unanimous- ly passed a vote of confidence in Government,...
British officers and men and Lon- "They will be sold at Christie's doners were d'ning in the restaur
ant when it was hit by a high explosive bomb...
as a special lot."
Miss Murray said that she had The Commons debate will be wanted her gift to remain anony,
continued Reuter
SOVIET ARMS FOR
CHINA Y
(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL!!) According to the B.B.C. 650 truckloads of about 2,000 tons of
mous.
"It's ordinary jewellery," she said. "I took it out of the bank, wrapped it up in some brown paper, because that was all I had to carry it in, and took it to the Red Cross.
Russian munitions reach General I wanted them to have it, but I Chiang Kai-shek's armies monthly wanted it kept quiet and thought through Turkestan International I had gone about it the rig News Service, R
way.
The Civil Service unfons:: feel taurant with a party of Canadians,
Miss Stevens went to the res- that while these are necessary in including Nursing Sister Thelma
j
Stewart of Toronto, her close This Canadian officer died pro- friend, and Lieutenant Jack tecting a Canadian nurse," said Clunie and.Lieutenant Jack Miss Stevens, Wright, both of Sarnia, Ontario, Clunie suffered minor wounds, In the War Office and the Air When the bomb felline but has ree wounded called for dency to make service appoint-
recovered..
Ministry there is a growing ten- Stewart and Lieutenant Wright|| were dancing. Miss Stevens and help Misa Stevens walked among ments for clerical and similar jobs. Lieutenant Clunie, disliking the the wreckage tending them and This is often more expensive.. tune which was being : played, is pouring, champagne Into their. In addition, men in the services. went to their table in the bals wounds as an antiseptis.
are exempt from fire fighting and pony,Then the crash came, The A.R.P. were quickly on the the job falls on civilians who pre Wright, who was among the spot, but Miss Stevens stayed and often doing precisely the sama killed, shielded Miss Stewart. was the Inst woman to leave.work.
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