THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 16, 1941,
DECLARATION OF POLICY
Three Main Objects Of The Netherlands Indies
Governor's
Statement
ANGLO-TURKISH
TALKS ON RUSSIA
The British Ambas- sador, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, had an hour's inter- view with the Turkish Foreign Minister, Dr. Sarajoglu, yesterday.
It is thought the Russian situation may have been among questions discussed. -Reuter.
In Batavia
THE WAR, defence and preserva- tion of the national existence are the three main objects of the Netherlands East India Government policy, said the Governor- General opening the 1941/42 session of the People's Council in Batavia yesterday.
The East Indies were not only producing war materials but were also carefully con- trolling their delivery in the interests of the most efficient prosecution of the war and prevention of their being placed at the dis-
AWARDS TO posal of the enemy.
INDIAN ARMY
Ten million guilders
about £250,000 had DANISH
already been voluntarily
subscribed for the pur- SHIPS IN
chase of warplanes.
SERVICE
The United States Mari- Commission an-
Reviewing the Budget proposals, CAPTAIN J. M. BARLOW,! to be placed before the People's INDIAN ARMY CAVALRY, HAS Council, the Finance Department BEEN AWARDED THE MILI- reveals that during the period TARY CROSS, JEMADAR JAG- 1940/42, 500,000,000 guilders will| ERAM, THE INDIAN ORDER
time have been spent on defence. OF MERIT, AND SOWARS Measures for this purpose, JITRAM AND ABHERAM, THE economic as well as military, are nounces that six Danish INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SER- to be accelerated during 1942. VICE MEDAL.
expansion and They include reinforcement of the Sourabaya naval base and further equip- ping and strengthening of the sea- going fleet.-Reuter.
The awards were made for gallantry in respect of an action which took place at Mechill
(Cyrenaica) early in April.
FRENCH GENERAL
IN TURKEY
Advancing Germans and Ita- lians surrounded an Indian Motor Brigade but falled, despite over- whelming superiority, to prevent. the bulk of the Brigade, with The French General Delhome from arrived in Ankara yesterday from to rejoin the Syria en route to Istanbul, says
other Imperial
breaking through
troops,
forces in the rear. Reuter.
Reuter.
Gentlemen's Poplin
ships are to be placed in active service with the United States merchant fleet to-day.
The ships are among the 84 foreign vessels tied up in Amer- ican
been waters which have taken into protective custody:
The Commission added that the will be remainder of the ships
first because taken over very soon. The Danish ships were chosen
they were in good condition, and "we had to start somewhere."
Officials are non-committal re- garding the release to Britain of any addition ships as a result of the return of the foreign vesselk to active service. Reuter.
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Despatches show that they were, and British aid the Chinese cur- received with, lavish hospitality rency will be placed on a much and enthusiasm and made, com-stronger footing, the report states. pletely at home."
Civic receptions were organised and the entire local populations turned out in honour of the train-
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