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No. 33,020
FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1941
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LATE FINAL
NIGHT
INSIST ON
Daisy Brand
Australia's Choicest
BUTTER
FAR EAST DANGER SIGNALS
Serious View Taken In London COLONIES Tokyo Massing
BETTER MUST BE In Manchukuo And LUCK NEXT
On Thai Border TIME
IN THE WAR
SEVEN AND EIGHT COLUMN BANNER HEADLINES IN LAST EVENING'S LONDON NEWSPAPERS CARRIED THE NEWS, LEARN- ED IN AUTHORITATIVE LONDON QUARTERS EARLIER IN THE DAY, THAT THAILAND IS “UNDOUBTEDLY IN A POSITION OF
Instructions to Colonial DANGER.” Goverments on the pro- per use of economic re- sources in wartime published in London
were
The "Evening Standard” headlined its report "Japan threatens Thailand and Vladi- vostok. yes-
One million of the Soviet's best terday as a White Paper.
The Secretary of Stute for the Colonies, in a despatch,
recom-
Asama
troops ready. Tokyo masses in Manchukuo.” Maru
The "Evening News" headlines read: "Japan masses striking force 100 miles from sources for improving the stand- Vladivostok. Siam's position dangerous,'
mends reduced spending on non- essentials, accumulation of re-
ards of poor
populations and
continuation of economic deve- and gave prominence to the Tokyo broadcast
lopments.
"The economic needs of war yesterday that "war may come at any require that efforts much more moment." greatly commensurate with
those now being made in this|
country be made by all inhabi-|
tants of the Colonial Empire AMERICAN
who enjoy
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comparatively
high standard of life.
"It is an imperative duty, how- ever, to do all practically pos- sible to raise the standard of large Colonial populations whose standard of living is so low that! this policy cannot and should not be applied to them even wartime.'
in
Cut In Imports In order to save shipping, for-
and eign exchange
productive capacity Lord Moyne recommends: Firstly, imports should be greatly curtailed.
Secondly, dollars are not to be paid for goods purchasable with sterling.
imported
Thirdly, existing stocks to be saved.
FOURTHLY, INCOME TAX BE BROUGHT. MUCH CLOSER TO THE UNITED KINGDOM LEVEL WHERE IT EXISTS AND IN- TRODUCED WHERE IT DOES ¡NOT.
Fifthly, a
Mystery
Greater successes for A.A. gunners when the Germans again attack Britain were predicted yesterday by General Sir Frederick Pile, C.-in-C., A. A. Command, speaking on a gun site near London. "As the nights grow shorter you will be once more faced with Ger- man raids.
in
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"Your successes have increased most gratifying way. The training which everywhere is so much in evidence cannot fail to result in even greater successes. The work you all did last winter has not gone unnoticed.”
General Pile accepted a gift of (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} a "Gramovan" from Sir Sydney N.Y.K. officials in San Abrahams on behalf of Ceylon tea planters. The Gramovan, which Francisco profèss ignor-is mobile, will travel to units all A review of the war situation ance of the whereabouts over the country equipped with given in authoritative quarters in of the "Asama Maru,” due music to give gunners and search- over 200 records of every type of London yesterday shows that in Manchukuo the Japanese are on Wednesday from Hono-light detachments musical hours reported to be massing
when off duty. possible lulu with 100 passengers striking forces between Harbin
The first mobile cinema unit, and the northern border of Koren and several million dollars which was presented_by Fort -about 100 miles from Vladivo-worth of silk.
Jameson (Northern Rhodesia) stok-while in Indo-China the
many months ago, will soon go Meanwhile scores of Americans back on the road after receiving Japanese have occupied Siemreap,
It was damaged during 260 miles from Bangkok, capital and Orient refugees have arrived repairs." CONSTRUCTION, OF of Thailand, which country was left the "Asama Maru" at Hono-
aboard an American liner. They the blitz. British Wireless. NAVAL AND MERCHANT described as "undoubtedly in SHIPS FOR DEFENCE IS BEING position of danger."
ajulu. DELAYED BY STRIKES IN BIG
It is thought in London that Thailand would do its best resist if Japan took military action.
SHIPYARD STRIKES
THE
SHIPYARDS IN THE METRO-
POLITAN AREA OF NEW YORK.
Over shipping and 18,000 men are in- $493,000,000 worth of
volved alone at the Kearny (N.J.) yards of the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co.
Smaller yarde belonging to the Bethlehem · Steel Co. at Brook lyn N.Y. and Staten leland have joined the strike which is variously reported to Involve Union representation and wage demands.
to
In The North During the past few weeks the Japanese have been reinforcing their 250,000 men in Manchukuo and northern Korea and there (Continued on Paga 16)
Mediation efforts have been A DUTCH
started and 6,000 workers have already been ordered to return to great propaganda' work at the Brooklyn yards. drive for investing in war saving Reuter. schemes based on the paramount need of avoiding luxury expendi- ture.
The second object of the White Paper is stressed as "an obligation to raise the standard of living" of | Fall classes whose standard is be- low the minimum that can be re- garded as adequate.”
PHILIPPINES' STATUS
WELCOME
NAZI BURGOMASTERS ARE BEING INSTALLED IN ALL DUTCH TOWNS-WHOSE COUN- CILS ARE SUSPECT TO THE GERMAN - OCCUPATION “AUTHORITIES.”
On hearing that such a Nazi burgomaster was to come to the (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL) town of West Kapelle, in *Zee Social Progress ENDING HIS "DOMINION! land, the inhabitants wroteto STATUS" TOUR, SENOR MON- the Nazi Commissar in Holland, Particular Importance is attach- CADO, STATED IN SAN FRAN- Seyss-Inquart, saying they agreed ed to the training of rural teach- CISCO YESTERDAY: "THE to the now burgomaster but they ers, health workers and agricul- GREATEST THING. FOR THE respectfully requested that "he tural demonstrators, on whom pro- ISLANDS, AND THE UNITED should bring his coffin with him gress after the war may largely STATES IN THE 'ORIENT IS so that he could be burled with- depend, are NOT AS TO GET TOGETHER WITH, out delay Reuter::
There should be no neglect of THE IDEA OF PROTECTING soll erosion work to protect the THE ISLANDS. ⠀⠀ fértility of land and forest con-Complete independence and servation measures against crop turning over to another power diseases and insect pests.
would rob the United States of la Work should also continue on great defence outpost
(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") | development schemes designed not. Senor Moncado, who sailed for The US, Government has only to improve the long term, Hnwall, where he will take the launched a broad programme to economic, position but to produce Clipper for Manila, hailed the hid the stricken silk industry commodities of wartime value, in- consolidation of the Army...as through the production of hosiery cluding local production to replace "making my people, safer." —from synthetics. Imports British Wireless.
News Service,
International News Services
SYNTHETIC “SILK" STOCKINGS
ernationa
Three Japanese tankers are also A new German air raid on Suez believed to be proceeding home, killed 30 and injured 35, while having failed to arrived at San some property damage was done. Francisco. International News says a Calro announcement.-In- Service.
ternational News Service,
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