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U.S. MISSIONARIES ARE AIR ENGAGEMENT Showers Of Incendiaries,
INVITED TO GO INTO
"FREE CHINA".
SHANGHAI, Dec. 15-American missionaries in Japanese-occu-. uled portions of China who are evacuating in conformance with instractions, from Washington have received an offer from the Chungking government to pay their expenses into west China, un- der Chungking control, if they are willing to continue" their services there.
Overtures from Chungking, made with the approval of Generaliasing Chiang Kai- shek, to missionary executives here said that free transporta- tion from the borders of Free China, protection therein, 29- sistance in housing and other alds would be provided.
MINISTRATIONS TÓ. CHINA The offer is contained in a de-
to
OVER DESERT High Explosives On London
Two Italian Aircraft| Destroyed
CAIRO, Dec. 30 (Reuters - Two
BOMBER GIFT TO BRITISH NATION.
LONDON, Dec 30 (Beater)-Only slight German activity over, Britain last night is reported in the Air Milstry communi- que. Bombs were dropped at a place in north-west Engländ where a ̈ small, number' of people were killed and others injured Bombs were also dropped on one italian aircraft were brought sufolk coast town and two Kent down and Give others damaged coast towns and though some " during an encounter between R. houses were damaged no casual- dicated that several "unofficial" a: F. ighters and a large formaties were reported. routes through Japanese-occupied won of enemy bombers
are available over which by ngnters. China they can reach west China,
The plan would consist of in- filtrating through
escorted London had one of the earliest alerts last night tor some time Announcing this the R. A Fand in the early stages the raid East proved to be one of the most in- the Japanese headquarters In the Middle military lines with hundreds of also says that during the RAF tensive yet experienced
of miles of hard gerland travel on raid on Tobruk on the night
In all areas the showers of bi- Ares were started but cendiarles were foot, aboard hand-carts and row-Dec. 26
followed by high boats and other primitive means the full extent of
damise explosives of transportation which mission-could not be observed. saries stated are "not suitable for
the
The enemy bombed Sollum but
H
ETRE SCARE
* claration that Chungking.
anxicus" that these Americans dandy gentlemen or high-heeled only slight camage was caused. DUBLIN, Dec 30 (Reuter)-An continue their ministrations
ladies, and hoped they are not Chinese whether these be medical confronted with this necessity. nursing, educational or "evange- listic.
through these routes."
and the Loch
LONDON, Dec 30 (British Wireless)—A Hudson bomber named the "Spirit of Lockheed and Vega" has just arrived ta Britain from · America. This machine presented by the managers " and employees of the Lockheed Aircraft Comi- pany and the Vega Aeroplane Company and is a gift to the British nation
unidentified aircraft was sighted INDIAN WAR EFFORT theover Duscarana of foreshore in southernwilly constal forts abortly after
reported.
WAT
VALONA BOMBED
missionaries These
Indicated. Successful bombing however, that "if no other way is Valona.
BOMBAY, Dec. 30 (Reuter) Mission, authorities here indicat-found, those who are willing or Albania was also
Ons noon yesterday, states the EireanThe need for Indian youths to take advantage to the utmost of ed they are desirous of accepting desire to continue their service in heavy bomb was seen to explode Department of Defence.
Anti-aircraft
the facilities for military train- the Chungking offer "for those China will be assisted westward 50 yards from a large ship but
batteries средна missionaries leaving
the of ¡the effect
other Japanese-
bombs fire and the aircraft flew to the tag in every branch of the occupied China or who may leave
could not be observed owing to north-east ----
effort was stressed by the com ferences held tr American-Japanese relations
extremely bad weather.
Later in the afternoon a multi- during the Christmas week.
throughout India become worse. However, it was
engined milltary aircraft flew over revealed that the present attitude
Dublin and the Eastern Counties of the Washington state depart- ment in connexion with Americans remaining in China, constitutes a severe 'obstacle to the execution of the Chinese plan.
NO DISTINCTION Washington makes no distine tion between
CANVASS PERSONNEL The missions here at present are canvassing their personnel and ascertaining who are willing to accept the Chungking offer, and it is understood numerous mission- artes have accepted and more "are expected to accept.
Chungking has formed a com- mittee for assisting the American missionaries westward, the new Japanese-occupied group being called the "Commit- and Chungking-controlled Free tee on Transportation and Place- China American consular officialsment of
All the British aircraft return- ed-safety.
French Plane, the capital opened fire
Mystery
Missionaries" Chiang Lyons Radio Denies
Current Reports
in China therefore are granting Kel-shek and other high govern- no permits or passport visas forment leaders are not members of travel in the interior of China to the committee but are actively missionaries.
assisting.
As
NO
DIFFERENTIATION
LONDON, Dec. 30 (Reuter,
personages,
Anti-aircraft artillery south of and an interceptar patrol Immediately took off but the Intruder had dis- appeared into thick clouds before she could be identified.
COMPARATIVE FIGURES
30 LONDON, Dec. (Reuter Tharing the week ́ended' 'midnight jun Dec. 28, the Germans lost, in raids on Britain, seven planes- two on the night of Dec. 21-22; three on the night of Dec. 22-23: one during the day of Dec. 23: and one on the day of Dec, 25.
During the same period no Hri- tish fighters were lost.
Missionaries here stated they The reports that a French plans would-be travelers would have to go through Hongkong or felt the state department's fallure with ave persons on board, in other British areas en
was route to to differentiate between Japanese-cluding high
fir Free China, and as these areas occupied and Free China was in-shot down by Spanish A.A.
near Gibraltar on Dec. 25 while are demanding. American official founded and should be corrected, approval before travellers are al-
"on its way to France from Mo- lowed to pass, mission
rocco are denied by the French oficials Meanwhile, American consular wireless from Lyons last night. have started a move to obtain ap-officials in China stated no such
Five British porabers were lost
proval by Washington of
No French plane, stated the In the course of widespread heavy the differentiation was possible under Chungking offer.
announcer, left Morocco for attacks over enemy and chemy: the state department ruling. Mis-France on that day nor have the occupied territory--one This would consist of a differ- sionaries are expected to request French authorities any mforma night of Dec. 22--23; one on the entiation between Japanese-occu- their international council in Newton of a plane under repair which night of Dec. 23-24; one of the pled and Free China, with the York to seek the desired change. state department granting travel:
While numerous missionaries credentials to Free China areas.
left Oran on Dec. 25 with have left their stations in Japan-civil technicians on board.
The National Christian Council ese-occupied areas in China, addi- of China, an interdenominational tional groups continue to carry on co-ordinating body of Protestant despite Japanese military opposi missions in China, is meeting heretion.
These have indicated they CHUNGKING
Tuesday to consider the Chung- are remaining "unt greater hos- king proposals.
Ота
the
only (night of Dec. 26-27; and two on
the night of Dec. 27-28.
CLAMPS DOWN ON
tilities or internment renders our FOOD HOARDING
work entirely Impossible."
·· APPROVAL SOUGHT After this meeting it, is expected Meanwhile, evacuation of other that the International Missionary Americans in China continues. In Council of New York will be re-recent days an American President quested to seek approval by the Lines vessel took an additional state department of unrestricted 100 Americans while the President entry of missionaries into Free Coolidge, sadling from here on Jan 1, 1941. will carry a larger group In the event this is not forth with a third liner scheduled to coming milssion officials here in-take still more on Jan. 9.
China.
Need To Revise Johore Labour Code Stressed
A plea that certain sections of the Johore Labour Code be suitably revised when the FMS. Labour Code anderwent revision was made by Mr. S. Harper Ball, Chairman of the Johore Planters' Association, when referring to the unfair bearing the section in its
on employers of labour, at present form had
the half-yearly meeting of the Association,
that
Sons Of S'hai Businessmen Kidnapped
STERN MEASURES .
PROMULGATED
Farther stern measures to pre- CHUNGKING, Dec. 30 (Central)
vent hoarding of foodstuffs and CHUNGKING, Dec. 30 (Central uther daily
necessaries for theWang Jan-chung, 7-year-old son purpose of speculation have been of Wang Tse-sing, general manager promulgated by Generalissimo of the Sla Hua Trust and Savings Chiang Kai-shek.
|Bank, was kidnapped on Saturday Shops or individuals hoarding morning while he was on his way foodstuffs or other daily neres to school, says a Shanghai r0- saries should sell them prior to port.
The same morning Yi Li-sheng, ori-12-year-old son of Yi Hsiu-feng, and manager of the Chan Yun Steam- that ship Company at Baikal Road,
Yangtzepoo In the eastern dis trict of Shanghai, was also kid- napped while going to school.
Jun. 28 (Chinese New Year Eve The kidnappers forced him into meet the public demand, La motor car in Avenue Petain in it is anticipated that the stocks the French Concession and drove cannot be fully sold out before into the Japanese-controlled area. that date, they should be regis tered with the government
ces
beforehand concerned continue to be "sold after date.
of
neces
will be
GOVT. PROTECTION
"It appears that in the FMS. | which stated that "if a labourer, where similar difficulties have at the time of his admission to a Possession of large stocks arisen-and the law in the FM.S. Government hospital, or within foodstuffs or other daily is similar to that of Johore-It teri days previously, was employed saries which have not been re- was not considered practicable by on, or, after employment, was registered after that date
U.S. MISSIONARIES Government to amend the labour siding on any estate, the employer considered as hoarding. The stocks
LEAVING S'HAI code, but an assurance was given shall pay the expenses of main will be confiscated and the owners
the medical authorities tenance and treatment in hospital will be court-martialled.
CHUNGKING, Dec. 30 (Central) would be prepared in suitable of such labourer and of any de
-About 200 American mission cases to waive the payment of pendant of such labourer. -..."
arles and their familles will leave hospital charges." said Mr. Harper "In the case
The government will protect shanghai for America- aboard the of this labourer's
the legitimate pronts for owners President Coolidge on New Year Ball
daughter, the question arose as to "The FMS. Labour Code, it, is who should pay the hospital fees. who sell or register their stocks. Day and about 100 more will leave understood." he went on, "is un-The matter was referred to the The Ministry of Social Welfare by the President Pierce on Jan- der revision and the attention of Legal Adviser, whose ruling was and the Chungking Municipal uary 6 and the President Taft.on "the Controller of Babour, Malaya that the coolie's last estate was Government are instructed to January 20 according to a Shang-. is now invited to the section of Hlable for the medical expenses in hasten the organisation of dif-|hai dispatch. the Labour Code under reference. spite of the fact that he was actu-ferent trade
unlona Legitimate
I sincerely hope, too, that. when ally employed at another place at traders are required to carry on this section in re-framed in the the time of his daughter's admis- their trade as usual F.MS.. the corresponding section slon into hospital." polated out
In the Johore Labour Code will Mr. Harper Ball.
the trade unions is
EUROPEAN DIES IN MINE TRAGEDY
JHARIA, Dec. 30 (Reuter)
Nobody who is not a member
be similarly revised."
There are many other instan- allowed to purchase and hoard Four persons, including Mr. E. G.
of any of Addressing the meeting, Mr. ces of a similar nature, but the foodstuffs or other daily neces- Barker, assistant manager of the Harper Ball stated that "this sectwo cases which have been brought tion appears to bear very unfairly to the notice of your committee saries exceeding the amount for Kastur Coldery, were asphyxia
on employers of labour.”
· ESTATES” LIABILITY
clearly show that this provision of the Labour Code does not seem He, then referred to the case of jéquitable."
fils own need.
two coolles who were injured in 'a
||
ted while Inspecting the
mine. CONTROL ORGANS
They were overcome by a leakage
The question of estates' liability ganisations as well as factories them.
Party, civil and military ur of gas before help could reach motor accident off the estate generally for hospital fees of should get the approval of the where they worked, and in which labourers under the section in the estate was made lable for the question was, therefore, raised by purchase and hoarding of food.
control organs concerned for the JAPANESE PLANES nospital charges,
me at a meeting of the Planting stuffs and other commodities for
BOMB KUNGAN "Another case concerned Section of the U.P.A.M. held on the consumption of their staffs coolie's daughter who was admit- Sept. 20 1940.” ted to hospital after her father Mr. Harper Ball then referred apply to these organs to pur-Kungan. in south Hupeh near
chase for them. had been paid off from his place to the FM.8. Code, concluding
the Hunan border, was bombed by of employment, and who within with a hope that when the sec- Foodstuffs and other communine Japanese planes yesterday three or four daya obtained other tion concerned was re-framed the titles now..being hoarded by morning. After releasing animu- employment."
corresponding section, in the such Party, civii, military organi- ber of mimiles, the raiders Lew
CHANGTER. Dec. 50 (Central)
Mr. Harper Ball drew attention Jobore Gode would be similarly sations or factories should also away in a north-easterly direc to the section of the Labour Code revised.
be registered.
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