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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 24, 1940.
COMMUNIST ATTACK COMMANDOS
ON POLICY OF HK GOVERNMENT
SILVER DOLLARS FOR CHINA
Washington, June 22.
The Treasury announced to- day that it has half completed an order of 15,000,000 silver dollars for the Chinese Nation- alist Government.
San Francisco, Juno 23.
The Chinese Communists today accused the British. of "crushing the peoplo's rights" in Hong Kong. A Peiping radio broadcast, heard by the Associated Press in San Francisco said: "Peiping circles are closely watching the arbitrary policies pursued by the British Hong Kong Government in depriving the Chinese people of their rights in Hong Kong. assorted that the British “secrot police” searched the residence "of the well-known Chinose Com- munist in Hong Kong, Fang Fang." The radio said nothing was discovered in the search,
The radio reported that Mao Wu sent a message to General Chl-wet, who, it said,
it
revolted and occupied a large area around (Melhsien,
Melhsien is about 200 air miles
North East of Canton.
In its second attack this month F Leland Howard, Assistant on Hong Kong, the Pelping ratio director of the mint, said although agam took exception to the ro- the order is large it is nothing tony's order in May bunning all so- new to be turning out coins for cities and organisations affiliated foreign Governments, Chinese or with political parties abroad, otherwise, Other orters have The broadcast alleged that du- been completed for the Chinese ring the past half year the Hong as a supplement to that country's Kong Government had "attacked
the rights of freedom of the Chl-all own fucilities for midting.
The silver dollars are about the of Hong Kong's population"
nese people who form st
per cent
same size as the Unites States
The broadcast further said that dollar. They contain the likeness the Hong
Kong Government's two of Dr Sun Yat-sen, Liberator of nets of "closing the sten College China, on one side and Chines in the latter part of February characters on the other.
and the proclamation of the Or thedance
registration of
KL
for the
The Chinese pay cash on bane! head for such orders as de societies on May 25 have evoked other countries, Mr. Howard said. widespread indigation of the Chi- The Chinese furnish silver valuest | nesc
lese people".
at about $8,000,000 and pay a mint?
1 quoted Communist circles as
tee of around 21⁄2 cents for each seeing the alleged recent Gear- coin minted.
ching of the home of a well- known Hong Kong Chinese Com- Most of the order 13 being munist as heralding "further at- turned out at the Philadelplateks on the rights of freedom of Mint. However, Denver and San Chinese Communists
and other Francis Mints are also helping Chinese residents in Hong Kong
with the order.
Mr. Howard said an agent of the Chinese Governminent delivery ut coins at the Mint door. He does not know the method of transporting coins to the new Na- tionalist capital.
Mao told General Wu to advise
COMING TO HONG KONG
Valetta, June 22.
An advance party of the Third Commando Brigade will leave Malta on June 29 for Hong Kong.
They will be followed, on July 21 by the main body, a usually reliable source Bald here today.
The Third Commando Brigade compelsas about 2,200 mon in all under the com. mand of Brigadier C. R. Hardy,
The Commandos were among the troops stationed in Hong Kong after, the liberation in 1945-Router.
AUSTRIAN ARMY TO BE CREATED
Vienna, June 22.
An Austrian Army will be created when the Allied troops withdraw, Dr. Leopold Figl, the Austrian Chancellor, told Router in a special' interview today.
Dr. Figl said that this Army, together with the police, will undoubtedly be able to deal with any danger of a Communist bid to seize power. He hopes to securo Ailled per- mission to establish at least part of the Army by September' 1.
"The Austrian Army must be ready in time," he declared.
The Austrian Chancellor closed that the Russian demand that the Austrian Army should be equipped only with arms Austrian manufacture hao
sees****set | been dropped.
ARREST OF BERAN EXPECTED
Vatican City, June 22. Government troops in Kwang the arrest of the Archbishop of Vatican circles believe that.
tung that we will welcome and Prague, Monsignor Josef Beran. take no action against all those may take place at any moment. who are willing to leave the The campaign against the People's Liberation Army."- reactionaries and Join the Catholic Church in Czechslova- kia is considered here to bc
towards moving rapidly soclated Press and Reuter,
แ climax, which would result in the arrest of those principally concerned in opposing the Gov- Jernment.
AS-
Severe Drought In America
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How
be no
CHANNEL MINING A MYSTERY
Ostend, June 22. will Therefore, there
Naval experts in London are obstacle to the, emclent arming looking for an explanation of and equipping of a Federal Army how the Princess Astrid struck once the Allies give permission a mine four years after the war for its formation.
Asked what
in a "lane" declared mine-free. will happen if Austrin foils to pay
The Princess Astrid was on her one of the Instalments to Russla
way from Ontend to Dover, with on time, the Chancellor said that such dewhen she hit the mine and sank
216 passengers
and 55 crew Lulla have not yet beca worked off Dunkirk yesterday.
out.
Guarantees Needed
Besides the Ove Belgian mem- bers of the crew who were kill- ed, about 15 people were injur
Ten of theso left Dunkirk Hospital after treatment.
Ho sald that strong guaran-ed. tees will have to be laid down In the peace treaty to ensure that. Its terme auch as those dealing with oliare striatly carried out.
the
who
Two of the passengers landed at Dover this morning were taken to hospital there.
A spokesman of
Belgian Ministry of Communications in will be international.
He hopes that such guarantees Brussels disclosed that Captain Andrew Timmermans, master of the the Princess Astrid, -nverted persons, even greater disaster by swing- ing the vessel on to a sarubank after the mine explosion, enabling, survivors to be removed safely.
open
An American passenger reported to have taken movie of the incident.
an
Dr. Figl declared that question of displaced which has not yet been included The Vatican newspaper "Os in the draft treaty, will have to servatore Romano," said
today be settled by the Foreign Minis that the Communist Government ters deputies between June 20 of Czechoslovakia is framing up and September the same charges against the The Chancellor's
smile Czech Catholic Church as it did and
frequent
Jokes during the with the Hungarian Church be-interview Indi
Indicated Even more M. I. Devos, Directne-General fore the trial of Cardinal Minds-than his words his real satisfuc-of the Belgian Communication zenty.
tion
with the Paris agreement of Ministry's Maritime Services, the Big Four Foreign Ministers, left Brussels this morning for The prolonged drought has also The newspaper carried a front and his condence in Intensified the hazard of Ares in page four-column article entitled future.-Reuter,
Austria's Dunkirk to open an Inquiry into the heavily wooded areas of the From Budapest to Prague, nës.
the sinking-Reuter, New England States. Tempera-cusations change in name only." tures have exceeded 40 degrees
New York, June 22, Fear of serious damage to farm crops grew today as a three weeks heat wave and dry spell continued the North Eastern United States.
The same circles, the broad-
added, painted out: "This cast Lakes
make the Chinese cannot but people nak the question, "What in the purpose of the British Authorities ITS turning Hong Kang into a city of terror'?""
Centigrade in the parched areas. The Government - sponsored Another broadcast recused the Government of Haly of obstruc-
Massachusetts alone, โรง
the Czechoslovak Catholle Action to- ting the entry of Chinese delo- drought damage to crops is osti-day urged bishops not to inter- gates to the Congress of the Worldmated at $5,000,000. In New York fere with its efforts to reach an Federation of Trade Unions State, the drought is described as "greement
Mi
and the State. Milan
serhus-Reuter.
Mr. Howard said the current erder will be completed m the aniddle of July.—United Press,
U.S. More Afraid Of Russians
Seattle. June 22, Comparing American diplo- mats of today with pioneers of the hardy West, Mrs. Mary Agnes Hamilton last night snid a sizeable group in Britain be- lieves the United States is more afraid of Russia than the English are.
Mrs. Hamilton, director of the American Information Service of the British Foreign Office, taldi the 51st biennial convention of the American Association of University Women that British opinion of America and Ameri- -cans
inken 11 profound change during recent years,
hus
She said one of the most heroic actions the United States done is the generous shouldering
101 the heavy burdens
Europem
has
of
the
recovery programme.
And, she said, America's signing
The broadcast said the
China delegation had twice asked the Italian Consulate in Czechosło vakia for entry into Italy without vuccess.
Kwangtung Move
BRITISH AID FOR REFUGEES
QUICK THINKING SAVES PLANE
between the Church
The statement, Issued by the Executive Committee,
regretted
Now You Saved
Know Who Britain!
Moscow, June 22.
the refusal of the "Church digni- Claims that the Soviet Union "saved Britain from
laries" to acknowledge these ef forts, but declared that it will continue trying for an agreement In the firm conviction that it will
succeed.
Hitler" were re-iterated today by the Soviet
pross in articles to mark the eighth anniversary
of Germany's attack on Russia.
Colonel P, Yakhlakov, writing in the
Press comment today charged that Western imperialists, even in wartime, desired a Hitler vic- tory over Russia in order to smash the Soviet State.
Memphis, Tennessee, June 2. During the full in the civil Quick thinking by the pilot
the lives of 43
Major-General J. Zubrov, writ- persons reported a bid save war, the radio
All voluntary members of the from the
an Communist
American
Airlines Catholic
Communist loadar, aboard
newspaper ing in the Army newspaper Action were when it crashed
excom- "Pravda," added that the East-,"Red Star," said the modern im- Mao Tse-tung. for an uprising Convair today
municated by the Vatican on shortly after taking off. At least Monday, 24
the West cold war began when the perialists, chiefly
United in Kwangtung.
hours after Mon- 30 were injured but nobody was signor Beran was greeted
Western powers deliberately de- States and Britain, have "adopted with killed.
boos, whistles and cateails when layed the launching of the second both Hitler's politics and his military theory. They have the same ideology preaching in St. Vitus Cathedral front,
us Fascist
Get- in the capital.
many and await the same fate."
Editorials all pupers stressed that the Soviet Union omerged from the war strong and con- ndent, with a healthy economy now being built up, while the capitalist countries faced threat of crises, unemployment and {1 deterioration of living standards.
While the Soviet Union gots on towards
full
Communism of Stalin under the leadership and the Communist Porty, the of capitalism is eventual crash Inevitable, they said.-Reuter and Associated Press.
London. June 22.
it into a
The pilot, Ed Hatch, radioed the Municipal Airport lower as he became airborne that his right
The statement said: "We are engine had stopped and he had disturbed by the attempts to mis- fenthered it. Fighting to keep use the Church for u political control of the two-engine plane, struggle against the State, which Britain is to make another he aimed
200 yard tends to endanger its noble mis- £100,000 available to the Bri- clearine in the suburbs of hiem-ston
belly landing tish Voluntary Societies for the phis and made
with the right engine afire- maintenance of Arab refugees, United Press, a large proportion of whom are children, the Foreign Seere- tary, Mr. Ernest Bevin,, told Parliament
today.
urged in bad
of the Atlantic Pact brought home Members
the
to Britons a Isolation to thorough co-operation should contribute to the United
Nations International
with European countries.
FRENCH DENIAL
The Czechoslovak Minister of Education, M. Zdenol Nejedly said today: "The people of the democratic regime wiit never hurt those priests who are loyal to the Repubile and will help to organise a better life in thit State."
Josel
Lukacovic,
further step from House of Commons that Britain
Paris, Juno 22. The French Ministry of National
Father Children's Defence today denied press reports Mrs. Hamilton said: "I have Emergency Fund.
alleging atrocities by the French member of the Slovak Board of heard it said by English people
Trustees whọ a year ago was re- Mr. Bevin 'said that the Chit- Army in Indo-China, that there is more fear of the dren's Emergency Fund is
An official communique said: leved of his un- Kremlin in the United Sintes likely to be in a position to con- "Certain press photographs on this taking part in politics, said to- than in Britain. But it does you
tinue or to extent the work it subject have always been without day that the foundation of a new credit, for yours is the kind of has been doing In the Middle information about date, place and Church is not intended. fear that leads to action-action East, where the serious plight of that action is being taken against origin." The communique added in the defence of Fight the Arab refugees needs urgent about 20 papers for making such United Press.
attention. Reuter.
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accusations.-Reuter.
While Soviet armed forces fought alone for three years on an immense front against Hitler's war machine, huge expeditionary forces of the United States and Britain calmly sat it out 'n safo garrison camps, "Pravda" stated
"The solemn obligations of the Allles to open a second front in Europe in 1942 and then in 1843 were viclated.” I said.
to the
the
newspaper
reaction.
near-
TO CHINA
the
Washington, June 22, The ECA today allocated China $1,400,000 for use by the Joint Commission on Rural Reconst- such as Irrigation, education and ruction. This includes projects pest control in South and in West
"The intentional dragging mut
ECA GRANTS Church duties for of the opening of mass opera- tions in Europe," "Pravda" con- tinued, "was in essence a pro- logue to the beginning of a cold war of Anglo-American "In questions of religion and aries against the USSR." morate, we submit in all to the "Only when it became clear to
sub-all-evca Holy See but we cannot ordinate ourselves to the political sighted that the Soviet Union
most and State power of the Papal was capable of completing the State in matters which are in defeat of illler's Germany alone, conflict with the interests of the only then did the inveterate Republic," he said.
enemy of, the USSR, Mr. Chur- It allotted Korea $216,000 to chill, hurry to save everything buy engines and turbines and for metal working possible of the reactionery bul$13,000 warks," said "Pravda,"
machinery,United (Press.
NPL DIRECTOR
London, June 22.
"We do not want a schism, but Professor E. C. Bullard, Profes- sor of Physics at the University we cannot allow a repetition of ef Toronto since last year, has the case in Hungary. If 05,000,- beert appointed Director of the 100 Catholics in the people's de- National Physical Laboratory. mocratic countries want to live a Professor Bullard is expected to religious fo they must not be the appointment next prevented from it, nor must they January. He will succeed Sir be incited against their Govern- Charles Darwin, who is retiring meats," Father Lukacovic said. on account of age.-Reuter.
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