Slowing Down Of Tempo In Japan If Not Temperature
ENEMY.
MAY CHANGE TACTICS
(Continued from Page 2)
"I have no doubt the House will approve the Somewhat drastic measures we thought it right 'to take to achieve those importint objects (cheers) and furthej mea- sures we may have to takė:
Important Objects
"The occupation of Persia en · ables us to join hands with the
southern flanks of the Russian
action
army and to bring into there both military and air forces,
"It also
Berves Important British objects in presenting a shield which should bar the eastward advance of the Ger- man invader.
"In this, the armies of India, whose military quality becomes shiningly apparent, will play an increasing part and in so doing will keep the source of war a thousand miles or more from the homes of the peoples of India.
"One must therefore expect that. very considerable deployments of British and Indian forces and Australian forces, and probably the Dominion forces will
gra- dually manifest themselves in this enormous and desolate and
ill-developed region,
"THE ALLIED
FRONT NOW
RUNS IN AN IMMENSE CRE- SCENT FROM SPITZBERGEN IN
MR. DUFF- COOPER ON THE FAR EAST
“THERE WOULD APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN A SLOWING DOWN ⋅ OF THE TEMPO” IN JAPAN, IF NOT IN THE TEMPERATURE,” DECLARED MR. A. DUFF-COOPER, IN A PRESS INTERVIEW IN SINGAPORE YESTER- DAY, "WHICH IS SOMETHING TO BE THANKFUL FORSL
SPITZBERGEN
FORCE BACK IN BRITAIN
It is officially on- nounced in London that the Allied forces which landed at Spitz- bergen are safely back in Britain.
Nothing of any use to the enemy remains in Spitzbergen. Reu-
ter.
Mr. Duff-Cooper arrived in Singapore,◊◊0 from Manila. He left London" on August 6| on a mission which he described as to report
AIR ACE
direct to the-War Cabinet regarding the pos- TO WED sibilities of establishing a decentralised unit
of the War Cabinet in Singapore which would ACTRESS co-ordinate British policy throughout the For
HE SOLD PARDONS TO CONVICTS
Activities of ex-Gover- nor Rivers, of Georgia, are being investigated be- cause of the suspicion that he has been selling pardons to hundreds of dangerous convicts in his state for from £5 to £20 apiece.
are
Among his salesmen who alleged to have toured prisons us- ing high-pressure methods in sell- ing pardons" is his former negru chauffeur, Albert Chandler who was arrested.
Chandler, with bundle of blank, pardons said to be signed by the Governor would wave the sheaves.before the convicts.
Twenty-two murderers were
а
for pardon. During his term of office Gov- ernor Rivers pardoned 2,000 con- victs.
East and eliminate constant references of Flight-Lieutenant Geof- among those immediately released problems tõ various departments in London. frey Cheshire, 24, D.S.Otter, it is alleged paying Chand-
D.F.C.,--as an Oxford Mr. Duff-Cooper said he had undergraduate he won a
previous statements regarding Japan, 10s. bet by going to Paris
as and
back on 15s-be- to an the came engaged Far East were now immeasurably actress aged forty-one.
POLICE
little to add to this
which could be summarised
that Japan had missed the bus SERGEANT
FINED
since
VIEW
Britain's defences in
stronger than a year ago.
Shd Is Const
Binney Questioned regarding Britain's THE ARCTIC TO TOBRUK
whom he met some, time ABO. IN THE WESTERN DESERT,
reaction to possible further Japan-
At an engageme JAMES ese encroachments, LANCE - SERGEANT OF THIS. AND OUR SECTION
for example TO THE into
cently Cheshire sald Thailand, Mr. Duff-Cooper FRONT WILL BE HELD BY BRI- CAIRNS, ATTACHED
ding, would take UPPER LEVELS POLICE STA- | said: TISH AND EMPIRE ARMIES,
"A VERY SERIOUS
soon", because he GROWING TION, WAS FINED $50 BY MR. WITH THEIR
bamber back το STRENGTH, FED AND EQUIP. G. T. LOWRY AT THE CEN WILL BE TAKEN OF ANY FUR
Miss Binneywh TRAL MAGISTRACY THIS THER JAPANESE AGGRESSION PED BY OCEAN-BORNE SUP PLIES
ACTION WE known on the Amer FROM BRITAIN, THE MORNING, FOR MISCONDUCT. THOUGH THE U.S., INDIA AND AUSTRALA - Mr. F W. Shaftain, A.DCI WOULD TAKE IN SUCH A screen in the early 1920'
(C), assisted by Detective In~| HYPOTHETICAL CASE I NA married twice SIA,
Naval Power ̈
spector J. O'Donovan, conducted TURALLY CANNOT FORECAST. the prosecution; while Mr. 'M`A. da Silva appeared on behalf of defendunt.
"I am glad to say that adequate naval power will be at hand both in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans to secure the sea routes against attack..
It was stated that accused with- out authority, "went to the ground floor of No. 184, Hollywood Road on August 12; damaged two opium pipes and ordered the occupants to leave the premises,
"We are working in close co- operation with the United States; and this cooperation is of the utmost importance.
He also, it was alleged, visited the third noor of No. 7, Chung Hing Street, and No. 219, Holly are wood Road, behaving in the same
Ready For It
"If we now look back for a mo-
"I think I can fairly state that -ment we can measure the solid
neither Britain nor the United improvement in our position in
States desire to see the war spread the Middle East or the East which
to the Pacific but if it does we has been achieved since the
ready to face whatever French suddenly fell out of the war and the Italians made haste
comes."
Mr. Duff-Cooper said that in so eagerly to come in against us.
Mr. Shaftain told the Court that his investigation of the Far East- "At that date all we had in those parts was about 80,000 to accused visited the premises on ern situation he would almost cer- 100,000 men, starved of munitions his own initiative, but the protainly visit Burma, Australia and
and equipment, which had been sent to the French front — always ‚ârșt to claim the best we had.
"We had lost our means of safe communication through the Medi- terranean and almost all the main bases on which we relied,
Anxious Concern --
"We were anxiously concerned
manner.
secution were satisfied that he the NE.I. had no more serious motive,
BICYCLE BELLS REGULATION
Under the newly announced for our defences of Nairobi, Traffic Regulation, effective since Khartoum, British Somalilanu September 1, two Chinese were and, above all, of the Nile Valley charged before Mr. H. C. Mac- and Palestine, including the fa- mous cities of Cairo and Jerusa- lem.
The possibility of his going to Chungking was not excluded though there was no immediate likelihood of his going to Japan
-Reuter,
WATSON'S TAKE ACTION
At the instance of Messrs, A.. S.
V
FRANK TALKS
The new U.S. Minister to Thai- land, Mr. Willys R. Peck, arrived at Singapore, in the same Clip- per as Mr. A. Duff Cooper.j
wed- Ανά
Mr. Peck and--Mr. Duff-Copper pilot a travelled all the way from the United States together and took well the opportunity to have a- num- and ber of frank talks which Both has been state will probably be most use
ful in the future. Reuter
COMPRADORES CHARGED WITH OVERCHARGES
THREE COMPRADORE SHOPS were summon- ed at the Central Magistracy this morning before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., for selling goods at a price in excess of the permitted maximum.
Store, No, 15, Queen Victoria 70 cents...
Yong Yue-tong; of the Lin Woo a pound of “Eagle” margarine for Street, was fined $1,000 or one A summons against Siu Chak- months' hard labour, for selling a sang, of the Kwong Tung, Fat small carton of Quaker Quick Oats Store, No. 107, Des Voeux Road at 65 cents,
for a Large tin of Del Central, was adjourned Monte salmon at $1.10 and a week, as accused failed to appear pound of "Solba" margarine at 48
cents, mot
Mr. Alfred S. K. Lau pleaded 5 YEARS
guilty
Mr. H. N. Bishop, Price Control
Watson and Company, the man- Inspector of the Controller of FOR HITLER
WOMEN
namara at the Kowloon Mogis tracy this morning with unlaw fully attaching bells to the wheel "None" was safe, but neverthe of bleycles.
ager of Wing Hing Wine Com Food, appeared for the prosecu- less, after little more than a year;
Divisional Inspector At Vil
pany of Nos. 476-8 Prince Eation.
It was stated that accused's we have managed to gather very Baker said that accused were ward Road was summoned be large and well-equipped armies arrested in Yaumati yesterday fore Mr. H. C. Macnamara at Premises were visited on three which already begin to approach The Inspector pointed out that Kowloon this morning for un- different occasions. He was warn=
A Fascist woman private 750,000, supplied with masses off this practise was a nuisance.**
lawfully using Watson's bottles ed for selling goods in excess of Both accused, who appeared on for Chinese wine for the purpose were made by a coollo of the De-
Government pricea Furchases teacher, who was alleged equipment of all kinds.
$3 bail, were cautioned.
of salet
vote to have said to two sol- Mr. W. A. Mackinlay, for Wat partment son's, stated that 195 bottles, "in- Leung Wal, of the East Point diers in a public house,
wine were found
summonet for selling a pound or "Hitler is a good ruler, a Defendant was fined $10 or "Solba" Margarine at 48 cents better marr than Mr. dered to pay $50 compensation and a tindof Del Monte sardines and to return the bottles to the of 45 cents, the Government prices Churchill,” was sentericed complainant.
were 43 cents for the margaville to five years penal servi- at Herts Assizes,
Air Power
We have developed an air force further eastward progress of, the cluding 27 containing ““Chinése Store, No. 42, Ewo Street, was
there almost as large as we had in Britain when war began and it is rapidly expandingyenes An
We have conquered the whole Italian Empire in Abyssinia and Eritrea and killed or taken pri- soner Italian armies of over 400,- 000 men, by which those regions were defendedit
Q
"We have defended the fron tiers of Egypt against German and Italian attacks We have consoll dated our position in Palestine and Iraq
enemy.
Travelled Far
"Whatever the future may con- tain, these are achievements which will earn: the respect of history
FOUR-YEAR-OLD ILL-TREATED
Bearing
"Thus far have we traveller along the terrible road we chose at the call of duty." The mood of Britain is rightly and wisely averse from every form of premature
a livid cano marks un exultation This is not the time derneath the right eye, a four for boasts or glowing prophecies year-old Chinese girl was in the but there is this year ago our court of Mr. H. C. Macnamara at position looked forlorn and well Kowloon this morning when her nigh desperate to all eyes but our foster mother, Leung Yuk-chan
43, was charged with falling to re- "Finally by the swift and vigor. "To-day we may say before an port the possession of a ward ous campaign in Persia, we have awestruck world We are still tho and with ill-treating her
are still The woman was fined $80, or Joined hands with our Russian al- master" of our Inte
tur hone month; Hes and stand in line to bar the the captain of our
We have taken effective con- trol of Syria and provided for the security of Cyprus.
own.
and 41 cents for
Mr. H. Ada B.
lola- tude
ing guilty, said that his client's Hertford store was a small one, an he had
She was Mr. Elsie to purchase goods from stores. His client bought the
48, who was educ many. She wa garing at 40 tents, a pod
trying to cause disas a local shop and sold
MANRE. Seaton, pros the profit being two cents, the sardin were bought at 41.7 said that Orrin told the soldiers cents and sold for 48 cents that the country was ruled by
A fine of $500 was imposed, Jewish financiers. Ho Che-chunji of the KwongThe police found in her room Sang-Chrong Store, No. 113, Hen- a picture of Sir Oswald Mosley." nossy Rond was fined $750 of one. She dald to the police: "I am month for selling a large tin of proud to belong to the British Dol Monte Salmon for $1.10 md Union"