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RILEY HOPES BLASTED
ISPECIAL TO "CHINĂ MAIL"Y"
Hopes of a pardon for Jack Riley were blasted| when the State of Okla- homa yesterday issued a detainer against Shang-| hai's former "slot- machine czar," now serv- ing an 18-month term in McNeil Island Peniten- tiary after conviction on 17 gambling charges.
The detainer means that officials of Oklahoma State Penitentiary, whence Riley broke guol in 1923 alter serving three years of a 25-year sentence for armed rob- bery, will be waiting for Riley when he ends his present term.
"Jack-pot" Riley, alias John Becker, told a correspondent f Collier's Magazine in Hawaii: "I'm all washed up. So is Shang- hal and most Americans ir Shanghai. But we had
a time while it lasted." national News Service.
hell of Inter-
GAMBLING
THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 13, 1941.
GUARD ON AIR FACTORY DOUBLED
[SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"]
The Army guard on the North American aviation plant has been doubled in a surprise move after Mayor Fletcher Bow- ron said gasoline had Deen found in some of the plant's fire extin guishers.
Investigators ore seeking evidence of criminal syndicalism. -International News Service.
THAILAND
DECLINES
RAID SEQUEL TO SUCCUMB
ISPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")
CHINESE AND TWO BRITONS,
XAVIER, WERE CAUGHT IN A
Commenting on persis-
re-
TWENTY ONE WEALTHY tent Japanese press W. J. HAWKINS AND v. ports of the strengthen- ng of Malaya and Burma border defences and the] security of Thailand, a
POLICE RAID ON A GAMBLING CEN IN NANYANG ROAD, IN THE SHANGHAI INTERNA- TIONAL SETTLEMENT.
$500 while Hawkins was sentenc-
The Chinese jumped bail of high-placed Thai official ed to three months imprisonment yesterday declared Thai- in H.M. Police Court and Xavier land is not in the least
was bound for on a bond of $500 perturbed by such re-
to be of good behaviour.
It was Hawkins' third convie-ports. tion on a similar charge.--Inter- national News Service.
GENEVA PRISONERS
OF WAR TALKS
with Britain.
N.Z AND CRETE
The New Zealand -Par- liament yesterday passed a resolution moved by the Acting Premier, Mr. Nash, expressing admira- tion for the courage, tenacity and determina- tion of the New Zealand- ers in Greece and Crete, and confidence in Gen- eral Freyburg.
Defending the decision to send the New Zealanders to Greece and Crete, Mr. Nash said he be- lieved these campaigns were essential from the viewpoint of the larger strategy involved and that if the men were asked to do the same thing again in like cir- cumstances, they would want to do so.
The efforts made by these men had had splendid results which, though not so good as they could have been, were Justified, necessary while.
and worth
No Government could have given the subject closer CAD- sideration. Everything was weigh- ed as well as possible in advance. Success might have shortened the war by over # year. Reuter.
New U.S.
Chief Justice
President Roosevelt has nominated Mr. Harlan F.
He pointed out, first, that Thai-Stone, of New York, to land has a non-aggression pact succeed Mr. Charles Evan Hughes as Chief Justice Second, Britain has given Thai- of the United States to the real purpose of the fron-Supreme Court.
land specific assurances in regard
tier reinforcements, and Thailand The nomination was confirmed The President of the German believes in the sincerity of this by the Senate in 11 minutes. Red Cross has arrived at Geneva. assurance.
Mr. Stone's place in the Court He will says the Swiss radio.
Third, the British forces are will be filled by the Attorney- have discussions with the Central stationed not as near the Thai General, Mr. Robert Jackson,
Committee. - border as Japanese reports try to make out.-Reuter.
Prisoners of War
Reuter.
ACCOUNTS NOW
ALWAYS PUNCTUAL
"WELL JACKSON, THIS IS THE SECORD TIME A MONTHLY BOARD MEETING WILL HAVE TO BE POSTPONED BECAUSE YOUR ACCOUNTS ARE NOT READY. THIS IS MOST UNSATISFACTORY. IS THE WORK TOO MUCH FOR YOU OR ARE YOU
BURELY IN COMPETENT,?"
"NEITHER SIR.YOU KNOW THAT UP TO RECENTLY YOU HAVE NEVER HAD TO COMPLAIN. IT IS JUST THAT I FEEL
SIMPLY WASHED OUT THESE DAYS AND MY JOB SEEMS TO TAKE SO MUCH LONGER.
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(THINKS)
Į SIMPLY MUST PULL MYSELF FOGETHER. IT'S TRUE I AM NOT RUNNING THINGS PROPERLY →→→ POSTPONE ISSUES, SHY AWAY FROM PROBLEMS, *. PERHAPS 1 SHOULD
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AT THE DOCTOR'S |
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AND SO
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SIX WEEKS: LATER
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PERAS
To the vacancy caused by the retirement of Mr. James Clark Reynolds, President Roosevelt has nominated Senator James Francis Byrnes of South Carolina.--Reu- ter.
LEAFLET RAID
ACCORDING ΤΟ AGENCY 'MESSAGES LEAFLETS PRINT- ED IN ENGLISH WERE DROP- PED OVER EASTERN ENGLAND DURING THE NIGHT FROM ENEMY AIRCRAFT.
It is understood they contain- cd extracts from the recent speech by President Roosevelt dealing with sinkings of ships in the Atlantic.
The President's speech was, of course, fully reported in British newspapers at the time and the Nazi propaganda effort has, as usual. added nothing to the knowledge of the war situation already possessed by the British public. British Wireless.
Ship Sinkings [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] The leaflets, of which thousands were dropped on flelds and towns in East Anglia. quote German figures of British shipping losses; and claim, "The British are. doomed to starvation with the avenues of supply swiftly being lost."
International News Ser-
vice.
NEW REGIMENTS FOR INDIA
The first step to convert Indian Territorial units into the Regular Army,
was announced in Simia yesterday."E
Five new regiments will be add- ed to the Indian Army and the King has already! approved" the Banefution of Bengal, Assam, and Bihar Regiments and the re- London or the Madras Regi ment. Two other regiments to be (constituted are the Manbhaf3:Sikh, and Mahar Regiments. Reuter?