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Rebuilding England After
The War: Discipline
Design & Construction
An appeal for a better type and class of modern build- Ings when the rebuilding of England after the war begins, was made by Mr. Edward Halliday, an authority on müral paintings and architecture, when he broadcast from Daventry on Sunday night.
SITUATION IN
FRANCE
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today to what it was ten months ago, it is very easy to see that there is a very distinct difference
HOW AND WHY
**Until Germany began her blitzkrieg against us." con tinued the speaker, "there were many in France who felt that nothing could save - us from the same fate. Now that the first shock of their own defeat has passed away, they are beginning to ask them- selves, in the light of what has happened to the German at- fempts to break down the spirit of Britain. how and why It should have happened " to them..
CABLE
DIVE-BOMBING ATTACKS ON
KUNMING
(Reuter
KUNMING, Oct. 14 Japanese airmen yesterday after- noon mercilessly carried out dive- bombing attacks on Kunming and the immense pall of smoke which hung over the city after the bo- bardment led to the belief that the entire city had bet aestroyed.
Flying daringly low the aircraft systematically raked the city from north to south,
Windows of the British and Ger- man Consulates were shattered and those of the US. Consulate received slight" damage.
"This question of rebuild- build huge blocks of flats or to ing England after the war is construct houses with backyards.
FAMILY LIFE very important," said Mr.
"A big block of flats means Halliday. "It is true that placing many restrictions on its architects and others are al-inmates. There are no backyards place to hang out the ready bustly employed in set- and no ting up what has been knock-washing. It has also beer, argued that this sort of flat life leads to ed down and replacing those
a disintegration of family life. that have been laid waste, "On the other hand, you cannot but opinion has been unkind put up houses with gardens and to them in thinking that they backyards in the middle of the
"The first clination fr such a "TOKYO, "Det. 14 (Reuter)-- are gloating over what has town. And if they are spread out-
side the town it will mean a long change of opinion is to try and Presumably responding to instruc- happened and looking for journey to town for work and shelve the blame for what has tions of the State Department for ward to the work of recon-travelling fare will eat into their happened on the shoulders struction on a big scale.,
COUNTRY'S NEEDS
volved in this war, but at the
wages
doubt that I have no architects and others are already getting headaches trying to solve this problem."
others.
DEPOSITS DEPT CLOSED
of the evacuation of American na- tionals in the Far East, the Harbin branch of the National City Bank of New York has closed the de- posits department says & semi- ocial Japanese report.
Obviously, this is to the advantage of those who other wise would have been called to account. So it is that we find the Lavals and Bonnets and others of
their ke.
"All those connected with the building trade have joined in the After the last war, sald Mr. Hal- genuine horror over the loss of liday, the idea was to make bouses- life and damage to property inat for people to live in, but what "And so it is also that we are same time, they are alive to the was really built were houses of a being blamed for what has hap- bygone age. A great Ene of tea-pened. We forced them into war: needs of the country. I think we shop houses of Tudor architecture we cut and ran, leaving them to are all agreed that one of the first came up and was a shock to the face disaster and other charges and more important war aims is purist views on architecture and which were made against the ad- to make the world a better place art. than it is now or was ever before, but Ideas
vocates of resistance!
Into Ex-Mufti
Rumoured In Beyrouth
DISCIPLINE IN BUILDING "The Germans were" delighted,
for the planning" of "What is the alternative?" ask with this tendency and did all CAIRO, Oct. 14 (Reuter)-A real buildings must even now be takened Mr. Halliday. "I consider that they could to encourage it. You leader could sway Syria over to
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in hand, if we are to avoid the some sort of surrender to discip- could see that it was an advantage the cause of Free France merely LEAVE MANILA FOR AUSTRALIA: Soviet 'Dromes
ness that the present Government FINIS TO UNUSUAL EVACUATION In Bessarabia
are
obviously lacks, according to a well-informed traveller just arrived from Syria,
He declared that other com petent observers shared this opinion,
mistakes and blunders in town line must be made by everyone. to Germany to have a France hat- by show of strength and decisive. planning of the past.
Living in a civilised community, ing their former ally. "Take our slums for instance. one has to submit to certain rules
SLOWLY CHANGING Of course, there' no such and regulations which make for things as slums to the people who the smooth running of modern
"For a time this went on, but I re- live in them: To them it means life. The local authorities have is slowly changing now. a home and you can never get any powers to use in putting up new cently met a French airman who man to admit that his home is a buildings and it is hoped they will referred to the action taken by against the slum. But a good housewife al-use those powers. Some of our the British Navy ways aspires to a better type of municipal bodies have been res- French fleet. He said that he re- house, better cooking
arrange ponsible for many finely executed gretted that this had happened. ments, etc. There are many such housing schemes and they should but he felt that Britain could have people today, who would lock at not make it possible for a private done nothing else. some of cour, slum buildings and builder, because some people can **Our former allles are thus say 'What that place wants is a afford to pay for it, to put up realising that our enemies have couple of bombs. That would something different from the rest struck a real snag in trying to de-. make them replace and improve-something that they think must feat us and, with that knowledge,
It'
+
what the modern "In short, housewife looks forward to is something modern and up-to-date. Not that many of them approve of these blocks of flats, which to many of them look like barracks.
the municipal The wisdom lies in their realisa-
SO
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Seventeen women and children, representing the last group of Britons who were evacuated from Hongkong the first week of July, left Manilla on Oct. 7 on a British ship for Australis, 're- ports the Manila Bulletin.
J. There is little doubt that Syrian Arabs are pro-British while the Lebanese are upset by the, French defeat' and the Vichy Government's willingness to truckle to Nazi domination that they are sailed were not permitted to leave Among the latter is Master Ber- tended to sympathise any con- structive suggestion:
The traveller said the financial
Their departure wrote finds to what the Red Cross con- siders the most unusual evacuation story in modern times i the Far East, in the course of which Manila played host to over 3,500 women and children who later went on to new homes in, Australla. Thirteen of the evacuees who
LOVELY PEOPLE.
in August with their companions card Allam six weeks old. He The was busy with a bottle and would because of doctors' orders.
the
are
Minnie
BUCHAREST, Oct 14 (Reuter A traveller who recently returned from Constanza, a Russian BlackTM Bea port says that oficial direles there believed the Germans are preparing to pass troops through Rumania against Greece:
Soviet preparedness for even- tualities is shown by the fact that they are reported to be constracting five new sepo- dromes in Bessarabia { and stationed 12 divisions of in- fantry, five regiments of heavy artillery, 11 motorised units and three divisions of cavalry,
Tis learned that a Rumanian motor torpedo-boat was fired on and badly hit while between the and Russian ports of Odessa Tiraspol
not look like council houses. The has come wisdom and new hope position in Syria was worsening other four are young "Manilans" not be bothered with an inter-
Allam,
and his elder SOMETHING MODERN very thing which
brother Michael, 3 years old, were bodies set out to prevent is thus tion that only a British victory dally and referred to wholesale who were not on the passenger view, but both his mother, Mrs.
of Japan Empress made possible.
can bring about a restoration of purge of "known and suspected lists when the Empress of Asia
British sympathisers from the army and France. The result of this
and civil service and mentioned brought the Hongkong residents eager to be quoted that they think
Manilla is a fine city and its in infants realisation has set all France on
habitants are "lovely people." their few weeks after 1 born the road to passive resistance by that there were strong, uncon- to Manila. They
Armed rumours that the ex-Mufti
They have been the guests of policy
mothers landed here. non-co-operation
Mr. and Mrs, E. de Leon, members which would hamper the task of had arrived in Beyrouth..
of the Spanish community, who their conquerors,
offered them hospitality through captured, but later freed, the Red Cross upon their arrival.
"A good deal of the rebuild- ing will have to be done in the East End of London. That is certain and I hope and pray that its people will return to houses worthy of this country and of the standard of life that Britain, stands for. "Something new must take their place." It will not be easy and opinion is divided whether to
"It was after the great fire that Christopher Wren got his chance and if his plans had been followed what a great and spacious town London would have been today. But, nevertheless, we are grateful for what we were allowed to do. There may be another Christopher Wren sitting in an air raid shelter right at this moment. If there be such a man, his genius should be recognised and he should be given a full run to show us what can be done."
Axis Ministers RUMANIAN
Absent
MEXICO COLUMBUS
DAY FUNCTION
INCIDENT
PUBLIC STUPEFIED
*
of
"I believe that more and more people in France are be- rinning to belleve in OTEL ultimate victory and more more of them are wishing us well. I believe too that the Germans are also beginning to realise this,
USE OF SINGAPORE BASE
BY U.S. WOULD KEEP THE
PACIFIC PACIFIC
our
NO DEFENCE
It is reported that the crew WES
All three endeared themselves to to renewing acquaintances with Red Cross personnel who were in fine friends. contact with them. Mrs: Allam. Peter, who had grown to like from the Red Cross women volunteers expects to proceed later
could bring to a close Japan's war Australia to her people who resideo well that he sometimes fell against the Chinese,
Because the Japanese would know that, any time we liked, We could blockade their island, shutting of all steel and oil, and blow their little feet out of water with our bigger one If they cared to make an Issue of It.
RUBBER SUPPLY AT STAKE
"In Africa
BORN ON PJ. SOIL
EFFUSIVE GRATITUDE
Other, women among the de-
into the error of addressing them as "mama" wanted to know whe
"The French people see now that
Mrs. Freda Smith, Mrs. I. Ether his Red Cross friends were they are being used merely for
Curtis and Mrs. Beatrice Simpson leaving on the ship too, and seem- ed disappointed that they were the benefit of their conquerors. NEW YORK-This country has
bables born on also left with
not. Worthless German marks, set at a put hundreds of millions of dol-
Philippine soll. Mrs. Simpson has prepostercus rate of exchange, are lars into building the finest navy
a daughter Ann, aged 4. besides being used to clean out the French in the world.
her infant daughter Margaret... shopkeepers and the food, that If by hook, crook or by trading
Another Mrs. Smith, whose first partures were effusive in the ex- these unfortunate people "have in 50 bombing planes we can get
name is Alice, is travelling with pressions of gratitude to all per→ stored up is being sent to feed the right to use the great Singa-!
But what is Singapore, or the her three children, Peter, Annette sons and groups, including United Germany's, army,
pore naval base, overnight the philippines, or the Dutch Indies and Berly. Mother and children States Army personnel, who made "Thus, it is I say, that the value of navy is doubled, to you? Nothing at all; providing had all been ill. Peter and An their stay In Manila as comfort STRONG FEELING
French people are beginning to writes William L. White, in the you never ride in a car. If you nette had measles twice while in able as possible. They asked Mrs. IN ARMY
look up and not all the anti-Bri- Des Moines Register and Tribune do, you should remember that the Manila but yesterday, they were Stanley J. Willimont, president of tish propaganda in the world"can Syndicate.
Japanese can now any time they, frolicking on deck, looking for the women's Red Cross war relief MEXICO CITY, Get. 14 (Beater) BUCHAREST, Oct. 14 (Reuter)-blind the French to the fact that --Despite the fact that they re- The sudden arrival of the German in a British victory lles the key
lke-cut America off from her ward to the thrills of the voyage committee, who saw them off at As the matter now stands, the rubber supply. After you've worn and the excitement of living in a Pier 3, to extend their thanks to
the Philippine Red Cross. ceived special invitations the Ger-military
camouflaging
In Australia, where to their release from captivity. Japanese aren't afraid of our your present tires through the new man, and Italian Ministers here the introduction of a nucleus There is evidence that the old fleet. They know it could never treads and down to the fabric, the they will stay with Mrs. Smith's Tynemouth are known to Red Mrs. M. Guard and Mrs. V. M.
did not attend the Chamber of army occupation has stupefied the Gaelle pride and civic indepen-defend the Philippines because it Japanese may have you rattling mother.
Cross workera na & cheery pair. Deputies celebration of Columbus Romanian public
never dence is still there in France and could
who were inseparable during their Feeling in the Rumanian Army is beginning to raise its head."
Mrs. Smith said that Manila stay. When one was ill the other The reason is reported to be is very strong and tears ran down
as become so much like home stood by that when
they attended the the cheeks of a young, officer at
that she regrets having to move Mrs, & Long was also an out- opening of Congress on Sept. 30 the formal ceremony of the hand-
She had re- on. She expressed the hope that going passenger. the President of the Chambering over to the German Stan the made a remark which they con- key to the barracks of the 6th sidered disrespectful towards Hit-Regiment of "Michael the Brave." German officers have already The incident led, to diplomatic given offense by their arrogance exchanges and it is understood in Bucharest cafes and
a large that the explanation offered was crowd showed resentment, when: a that the President was speaking Rumantan pedestrian was knock- personally and not in an official ed down and killed by a motorcar capacity.
containing four officers of the
Day.
ler and Mussolini...
mission"
Snatched From Gestapo Grip
get there. Japan to work on your rims. stands in between. A penell line drawn from Seattle to Manila passes through Tokyo.
Even the great Honolulu base is no help to usin this. The Philippines are still. beyond the fleet's range. Our navy could only strain at its leash, watching the Japanese gobble up the Philippines. French
GERMAN and the Dutch East, Indo-Chine LIBERAL
WRITERS IN NEW YORK
we get our rubber. M
SAFE AS GREAT SALT LAKE
So long as England holds ont, America. has no need of a navy in the Atlantic. If we could move ear Beet into the naval base to- Singapore niorrow, the threat to our Pacific
be Interests would over, while the British would be free to send back to Eng- land. the inadequate naval: force which they must keep in Asia against the threat of Japan
The British have spent 20 years It is stated that the two Minis-military mission who had lunched
Once the anchor chains of an and half a billion dollars develop-American battle fleet rattle down tere are not likely to attend any and wined exceedingly well at a NEW YORK, Oct 14 (Reuter)-Ing the Singapore harbour and to the white sands on the bottom further function in the Chamber. famous Bucharest restaurant.
Snatched from the grip of the docks into everything that a great of Singapore Harbour, the Pacific Gestapo and smuggled out of fleet needs. Here are dry docks, again becomes a free ocean with France, a number of liberal Ger-repair and fuel facilities, and big out the necessity of our firing a man writers and their families, shore guns. Here our battle fleet shot. including Heinrich Gottfried Mann would be, as safe as though it and Franz Werfel, arrived here in were anchored In Great Salt Lake.. a Greek liner.
From Singapore it would be
SPAIN-CHILE RELATIONS
been resumed.
RESERVES FOR AUGUSTA
SHANGHAI, Oct 14 (Reuter) Members of the United States
The organisation responsible Naval Reserve in Shanghai are ex- Pected to go aboard the U. 8. S for the rescue was known as the
Emergency Rescue Committee." : Augusta, agship of the U. 8.!
home
MUCH LIKE HOME
she would see Manila again when mained in Manila to be with Mrs. the war is over, not as an evacuee Curtis during the latter's conne- but as a visitor looking forwardment,
WAR WITH U.S. INEVITABLE
UNLESS JAPAN IS STOPPED,
SAYS ROY HOW ARD
"
tion," Howard declared, "but close! students of Japanese-American re- lations who have long ridiculed serious trouble today are revising their judgments, que partie NEW YORK, Sept. 23-TheSuch a break can in their opin World Telegram today published
the first of a series of editorial-ion still be avoided. It won't be £volded, however, unless the articles by Roy W. Howard based
American government publicly.
on his recent, 30,000-mile air trip clarifies our national policy in res
LONDON, Oct. 14 (Reuter)-- Reuter learns it was largely due
closer to the Failippines and the S'HAI VOLUNTEERS
to Australia, Singapore, the Dutch to the mediation of the Brazilian
FOR MALAYA East Indies, China and Manila.
COLD REASON. Government, that, diplomatic re-
Astatic colonies than is Japan. lations between Spain and Chile
Dutch East Indies and the French
SHANGHAI, Det, 14 (Reuter)-A From Singapore our fleet could, L
Howard expressed the opinion which were broken off in July, have Asiatic Fleet, sometime this week. Naturally nothing can be re- necessary,
further contingent of British that events shaping steadily in the sweep the Japanese About 21 out of a total of 60 vealed as to how it works but its feet from its own waters, volunteers are leaving today for Far East may more vitally affect service with the British fighting the future of the United States reservists in the city will actually chairman, Dr. Frank Kingdon, ___THREATS WOULD MELT
than any development in the Bat- serve on board the Augusta, It is said in an interview that the Com-It the American fleet were now forces in Malays...
tie of Britain,
GJEN RUMOURS understood, while the remainder mittee had brought over 100 per riding at anchor in Singapore The contingent includes Jardines Butterfeld have may shortly, return to the United sons wanted by the Nazis from Harbour, all threats to the imperil American well-known news COTTER "On any basis of cold reason
ed interests of the democracies in pondent.
and simple logic the possibility of between Japan and the a clash dehled rumours circulated d Chi-State for duty ashore, nese business circles yesterday The U. 8. B. Angusta is believed The gradual organisation of Asia would melt like morning Some of the contingent on
Probably without firing a arrival in Singapore will be trans- United States with their to be sailing on Wednesday for an the Gestapo throu ning that their vessels have
big baral gun list by the ferred to the British Army units common material inte
we in Egypt
too fantastic for serious considera suspended sailings to Norte Cain unnamed destination according given us three or four
to a local unconfirmed report to do our porta
JARDINE'S DENY
Marseilles to Lisbon, jude
out Fran
an
pect to the Far East and until the press and public adopt a more un- derstanding, realistic attitude to ward our inescapable role in the Facific:
"Practically everyone. in the Far East foreseesines compounding of the world trouble unless threatened, southward, march against the European-controll
ons, colonies und
and now,