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D.A.R.P. GIVING EVIDENCE Getting To Know Chinese Personally Only Way To Enlist Support
Saying It With Bells
The Dutch have found
a new way to annoy the Nazis.
They now "say it with the bells."
A short time ago, says a re- port in the Nazl-controlled Dutch paper, "Algemeen Handelsblad," the carillon of St. Servatius Church at Maastricht played con- tinuously throughout the night two sacred songs: "On Servatius, Protector of Maastricht" and "To You Oh King of Ages" the latter being the best known of all Dutch Catholic songs.
In the morning it was learned that the machinery which nor- mally rings the bells had been tampered with so cleverly that it was impossible to stop this method of demonstrating Dutch confidence that their land would be freed from the aggres- sor. Reuter.
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SIR ARCHIBALD
COMING TO RONG TRONG
50000000000000 GIVING EVIDENCE before the A.R.P. Commission of Inquiry in the Puisne Judge's Court this morning, Wing Comdr. A. H. Steele-Perkins stated that soon after his or- rival in the Colony as Air Raids Precautions Officer, he found that the only way he could get the sympathy of the Chinese was to know them personally.
Completing his dis- cussions with Mr. Duff-Cooper in Singa- pore, ·Sir Archibald Clark-Kerr, British Ambassador to China,
To this end, Wing Comdr. Steele-Perkins said, he had not failed either to attend their parties or to ask them to any parties which will leave for Honghe, himself, had given. Kong, en route to Chúng king, tó-mor- row, it was learned in Singapore yesterday. --Reuter.
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FIGHTER PATROLS
IN ACTION
Offensive patrols_of R.A.F. fighters attacked a number of objectives yes- terday said the Air Minis- try News Service in Lon-
don.
Off the Belgian coast, enemy. patrol boats and a seagoing barge
oné
were swept by cannon and mu patrol boat being set aftre, and
chine-gun fire resulting in
others being damaged, while the
barge was left, sinking.
A gun position on the coast was put out of action. Five lorries of a convoy in Northern France were set on fire in another raid.
From these operations one
The Commission, comprising addition A.R.P. exhibitions were
Cressall staged. Mr. Justice P. E. F. (chairman), Mr. S. Hampden Ross Later I found it was necessary to R.A.F. fighter is missing but the and Mr. L. C. F. Bellamy, resum- enlist the sympathy of the Chin-pilot is safe. — Reuter. D ed its sitting after an adjournmeriese womenfolk and in this con-
air
EAST BY AIR
since Friday, and the first wit- nection my wife toolt a very active LEAVING FOR FAR
teach ness to testify this morning was part and endeavoured to Wing Comdr. Steele-Perkins. them how to look after their
The Court was crowded before homes and children, should
Sir Otto Niemeyer and "_Mr. the sitting commented, the specta-raids be experienced here, and in tors consisting largely of women,order to do this, she formed the H. Merle, Cochran, technical as- European and Chinese,
Women's A.R.P. Union and Mrs,sistant 'to Secretary of the Chan.
Mr. G. G. N. Tinson represented Wing-Coinmander Steele-Perkins.
Chairman: What is your - full name?Alfred Horace Steele- Perkins,
Mrs. Violet Chan APPROACHED. THIS MORN-
Chairman: One minute,which ING BY THE “CHINA-MAIL,”
I have a short report hère Mrs, Chan is this, Mrs. Violet MR. W. V. TAYLOR, HONOR..
which ARY SECRETARY OF THE
you submitted, through Chan? Yes sir, Mrs. Violet Chan, EVACUATION - - REPRESENTA-
your-solicitor, to the Commis Witness then went on to say that TION COMMITTEE, DISCLOSED
sion. Will you refer to that as the A.R.P. scheme developed, THAT THE'. REPLY BY “THE
sta'ement and give us a short it was found necessary to have Changsha was still in history of the start of the ARP instructors for the volunteers. THREE UNOFFICIAL - CHINESE-
(Continued on Page:16): MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLAChinese hands at noon Department since your arrival TIVE COUNCIL, IS CONTAIN
FOOLSCAP yesterday according to Witness: I was appointed by the Chinese spokesman at the Colonial Office as Air Raids
ED IN "THREE SHEETS."
The reply was jointly signed by the Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo, the Hon. Mr. Thomas Tam, and the Hop, Mr. Li Tse-fong and was an answer to the Committee's copy of its resolution seeking an in- quiry into the evacuation.
here?:
21, 1938 and arrived
here on
Personal Contact
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t is a legal reply." said Mr. a press conference in Precautions Officer on January Taylor, explaining that he was not at liberty-to reveal anything Chungking yesterday. March 16. I was concerned with further until after the Committee The Japanese High Command the preparation of a local A.R.P. had considered the reply to-mor- late last night announced in an scheme and the enrolment of row at a meeting:
official communique that their volunteers to implement such a forces had withdrawn from scheme. Chuchow, fifty, kilometres to the south of Changsha, having ac- complished their objective."
The Japanese are stated by Witness then said that to begin Japanese quarters to have occu-with, the number of such valun- pied Chentowshih; 40 kilometres teers was very small, but later on, south-east of Changsha, "thus through propaganda work, an im cutting off the retreat of over provement was noted. Continu- 20,000 Chinese. Reuter.
he said: It soon became obvious to me that the only way I could get the sympathy of the Chinese was, to know them personally, I have made many hundreds of Chinese friends and have not failed either to attend their parties or to ask
IF U.S. GETS INTO THE WAR
QUETTA QUAKE
ing,
* EARTHQUAKE PROOF them to attend any parties which IT-18 NOT "UP TO US WHE- BUILDINGS ARE THOUGHT I have given. I soon found that THER WE GET INTO WAR IT | RESPONSIBLE FOR THE FACT this personal contact was having IS UP TO THE OTHER FEL THAT COMPARATIVELY the desired effect and I was able LOW COLONEL FRANK NEGLIGIBLE DAMAGE AND to report that I thought I had ANON, SECRETARY OF THE ONLY THREE CASUALTIES, the whole-hearted support of a NAVY TOLD A PRESS CON-ONE OP' WHICH WAS - FATAL, tremendous; number of Chinese FERENCE IN PORTSMOUTH, WERE CAUSED BY A SEVERE who were willing to assist VIRGINIA, YESTERDAY, AFTER EARTHQUAKE YESTERDAY IN ARP. ARRIVING BY SEA FROM QUETTA E
BERMUDA, WHERE HE IN A shock of grent intensity, last- SPECTED THE NEW UNITED ing 30 seconds, rocked the city STATES NAVY BASE.N
If Americans do not realise the necessity!) of maintaining do minant spa: power he said, are more dumb than I think we fire,Router.
in
C) have made, through this meant, most valuable contacts, all of which have contribútað at 8 a.m. and other dozen inter- to the success which" 1' claim inittent shocks were experienced A.R.P. has made in the Colony. till 4.p.m., causing some panic One of my first actiong was to among the loont population. Mud- take the English and Chitieke press houses and walla collapsed in into my confidence and to arrange Ineighbouring villages-Reuter, brondcaht talks on AILE In
Drink
United States-Treasury-Morgon- thau, were expected to leave for San the Far East by air from Francisco yesterday to help China settle monetary and. fiscal" pro- blems. Reuter.
WAVELL LEAVES General Wavell has left Teheran for India, according to Radio-Reuter.
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