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QUESTION-TIME IN COMMONS
Anti-British Feeling
In North China
LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter) A diminution of the anti-British campaign in North China is in- dicated in the latest reports, Mr. P. A. "Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, said in a written reply to a question by Mr Alfred Knox regarding subordinate Japanese officials' activities.
Mr. Butler said that there was, however, a certam amount. of
press agitation.
Mr. Knox asked:-
How much in arrears are the payments of interest to British bondholders secured on Chinese Customs?
Their position in relation to the Chinese. Government?
Whether the Inspector General of the Chinese Customs сад allocate Customs revenue. with- out interference from the Japan- ese in occupied areas?
Men of China's, modern army in full battle dress, including Ger-
man-type steel helmets. Chiang Kai-shek's fighting forces are to be increased to ten million.
INDIA'S LATEST AND
MOST MODERN ARSENAL
· BOMBAY, Feb. & (Router)—“Somewhere in India, 20,000 coolies Mr. Butler's written statement are working daily completing India's bainst and most modern said that apart from amount allo- | arsenal,” writes Reuter's Special correspondent. cated for the upkeep of the Cus "Already it is in use and as I passed the closely guarded gates, toms establishment. Customs, re I was met with a sight of teeming activity. On all sides are venue collected in occupied àreas foundations for new buildings, and the digging of roads in pre- paid Into Japanese controlled paration of buildings to be erected, banks, none of which remitted
"My guide took me to a high- funds to the Inspector General vantage spot where I got a bird's
for other purposes.
Consequently the Chinese Gov-eye view, I saw high metal rail- ings stretching for miles encircling ernment decided from January 15. 1939. to suspend service loans the grounds, while squat block- houses from which a constant secured on Customs and British watch is kept could be seen at
bondholders had received no terest since."
LEAGUE ORGANISATIONS
strategic opints on the surround. in hilltops.
"
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1941.
FOREIGN
MAILS
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, 7th FEBRUARY, 1941, 9.30 M
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Kwelchow
Human
Fuklen (except Amoy and Kulangsu)
Kwanga (except Wuchow and Yunghsien)
North and East of Kwangtung.
Small Packet Post to all countries is suspended.
INWARD MAILS
United Kingdom and Straits........ Canton
From
Due
Calcutta and Straits. Canton
7th
Feb.
7th Feb
USA. Honclulu, Japan and Shangnal (San Fran-
cisco date 17th January)
8th Feb.
11th Feb.
11th Feb.
United-Kingdom and Straits
12th Feb.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser- |vice"-San Francisco date 6th February.
13th Feb.
Java and Manila, ....
14th Feb.
USA, Honolulu, Japan and Shanghai (San Fran-
cisco date, 24th January) Walted-Kingdom and Stralts Sandakan
14th Feb.
15th Feb.
17th Fab.
18th Feb.
18th Feb.
21st Feb.
23rd Feb.
Air Mail by "Pan-American Airways Direct Ser-
vice"-San Francisco date, 11th February. “.
ENEMY PLANES Calcutta and Straits
OVER MIDLANDS TOWN
Sandakan. Calcutta and Straits.
OUTWARD
MAILS
Registered and Parcel Mall are closed 15 minutes earlier than the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are
"All round was a net-work of BOMBER DOWNED IN advertised to close at or before 9 am, registered and parcel mails
Work of the Economics and Fin- roads and railway sidings ensuring ATTACK ON CONVOY are closed at 5 pm on the previous day. When malls are adver ancial Sections of the League of the most rapid carriage of mate-
tised to close after 5 pm, Registered and Parcel malls are closed clal Sections at the League of rial. Then I observed magazines Enemy aircraft were reported at 6 pm. Nations, now in the United States, cunningly recessed in the hill-over a Midlands town yesterday is proceeding satisfactorily and sides. They are so constructed as afternoon, states a London ines-
the International Labour Organi- to be almost invisible from the sage. sation, temporarily domiciled in air and I was told they are vit- Canada, is carrying on as far as tually bomb-proof, possible on normal lines.
Mr. R. A. Butier, 'Under-Becta-
VARIOUS TYPES
Bombs also fell in a South-East town.
In an attack on a British convoy, "The magazines contain various an enemy bomber was shot down tary for Foreign Affairs, told the types of munitions. I entered one by the armed merchant vessel,
massive Philomina, House of Commons at question-ot them, observing its time that it is the British Govern construction of reinforced concrete It was also announced in London ment's desire to make the best and heavy steel doors. Row upon yesterday, that His Majesty's traw- practical use of these organisa-row of heavy calibre bombs neatly ler Tourmale had been sunk by
stacked in the long and low room enemy action. tions.
met my gaze,
New Chinese Minister To Brazil
Mr. Samuel Sung Young (Hsiung Chung-chin), Minister to Brazil, was relieved of his post by a de cision of the Executive Yuan,
"As I left the arsenal, I felt that here was yet fruther and most impressive evidence of India's ever growing war resources."
WAR NEUROSIS
Surprisingly Absent In Britain Dr. Tan Shao-hua, Minister to
London, British medical oficers Mexico, was transferred to succeed reported that despite the the ter him while Mr. TK. Ching (Chengrine and continued bombing of tae Tien-ku) was appointed to succeed British Isles, there were surpris Mr. Tan as Minister to Mexico.
COL.
The number of enemy aircraft destroyed by the defensively arm- ed merchant ships from the begin- ning of the war up to February
4 was 26. Fifteen others were probably destroyed and 70 dam-
aged."
new
Death For Anti-Govt. CartoonsTM
General Antonescu has published severe laws and announced ingly few cases of "war neurosis." that the interests of the State do The months-long heavy bom-not allow him to show leniency in bardment of Britain's "front line" future, states a London message. in south-east England and the six- The death penalty will be not weeks-long aerial butzkrieg on
only for possession of arms but the shock either to combatants or London has not produced nearly also for drawing anti-Government civilians that was experienced in the last war, doctors agreed.
DONOVAN IN PALESTINE Col. Donovan, President Roose velt's personal representative in the Balkans, has arrived in Palestine where he had a conversation with
Even in the evacuation the High Commissioner, Sir Harold Dunkirk where the troops were MacMichael, states a London mes- subjected to constant shelling for
! sage.
STOP PRESS
It is officially announced that Mr. John G. Winant has been appointed United States Ambassador to Great Britain in succession to Mr. Joseph P. Kennedy, states a London message. Mr. Winant, who is 52, was three times Governor of New Hampshire, and it is reported that he does not like public speeches. He is tall, lean and dark and, was Ame- rican representative at the International Labour Office in Geneva. He has always been Interested in government and the people,
of
cartoons.
Fair
Air Mail-by Air-to Bangoon to connect with the
"British Overseas Airways.” Canton
Date and Time
SRIDAY
Fri. 7th
Manila and Parcels only for United-Kingdom. Sandakan. Straits and Rangoon.
G.P.O. & K.P.O. Ord. ** 8.30 AM
8.30 AM 10.30 AM
K.P.O.
Reg
4.00 PM
Ord,
4.30 PM
GP.O.
Reg.
4.00 P
Ord.
4.30 PM
7.00 PM
Bat, 8th
Rog...
10.00 AM
Ord.
10.30 AM
GP.O.
10.00 AM
Ord. 10.30 AM.
Parcels 10.30 AM
Letter 11.30 AM
* 5.30 PM
SATURDAY
Air Mail by Sea to Singapore to connect with the Reg.
"British Overseas Airways."
'T
siraits and Calcutta.
Manda, Straits, Ceylon, India, East Land". South ̈
Africa via Cape Town,
TUESDAY
Shanghal, Japan, Honolulu, U. B. A., Canada,
tral and South America via San Francisco, Ceylon, India, East and South Africa,
K.P.O.
Tus. 11th G.P.O. & K.P.O. Cen-Reg. 10th 5.00 PM Ord. 11th 8.30 AM
Reg.
3.20 PM.
K.P.O
5.00 PM
Ord.
0.30 PM
G.P.O.
.5.00 PM
Ord,
6.00 PM
.. 7.00 PM
7.00 PL
Sentence of five to 15 years will Air Mail by sea to Singapore to connect with Beg
be Imposed for singing political songs.
U.S. FLEET LEAVE HONOLULU
days, officers said cases of shel shock were extremely rare. One big casualty cleuring centre in south- According to a message from east England which handled
Sydney. the United States battle thousands of the Dunkirk, casual-feet, including 10 battleships have ues and which since then has left Honolulu for exercises.
victim's treated many air raid from a wide area, reported only two cases of bomb shock thus far
in the war.
POPULAR THEORY
the "British Overseas Airways."....
Straits. Canton
THURSDAY
traits and Calcutta.
Thu 13th
Purcels 10.30 AM Letters 11.30 AM
KPO. Reg: 15.00 PM"
Ord.
Al Mall for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, O. 8. A., & GP.O.
Europe via "Pan American Airways ́ and Trans- Reg. Atlantic Services"
The tomb of the late Pope Plus will be inaugurated on Sun- day, states A London message. Formosa The tomb had been hollowed out
Medical men were reticent in by hand from three tons of solid
offering positive explanation of rock.
this favourable condition but the
popular theory is that during the
last War, the troops in Flanders
FRIDAY
MONDAY
Parcels only for United-Kingdom.
5.30 FM
5.00 M Ord. 7.00 PM
Fri, 14th
7.00 s
Mon. 17th
4.00
5.00 FM
KP.0.
Parcels
Rog.
Ord.
6:30 PM
G.P.O. Parcols 4.00 PM
5.00 PM
Ord.
7:00 PM,
were exposed to prolonged bom-jneurosis” when he is alone during bardments while sitting in the an aerial bombardment than when trenches with nothing to occupy in the company of others. It also Straits. Ceylon. India, East and South Africa and Reg. their bodies or minds. In the pre- was suggested that one reason the sent conflict both troops and British civilian population is bear- civilians are busy and thus haveing up so well is because they were Little time for ferrous reaction more prepared for the shock of Doctors believed that the average modern war by events in China, person is more liable to "wär'l Abyssinia, Spain and Poland,
GRATITUDE EXPRESSED TO
THE PEOPLE OF INDIA
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Kingsley Wood has ex- pressed his GRATITUDE TO THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, for gifts "to- the Empire's war effort, states a London message.
This was in reference to donations which have recently been re- ceived from the BOMBAY GYMKHANA and the employers of the Gold Mining Company of MYSORE..
CEYLON continues to make further generous contributions and has now sent a total of 32 lakhs of rupees.
The children of a town in SOUTH AFRICA gave up their Christ- mas treat and sent £7 6s. 3d.
THE LORD MAYOR'S" FUND 1 1 LONDON has now reached a to- tal of £2,099,000, (200
TUESDAY
Tue, 18th
G.PO,&KP.O..
Par. 17th: 6.00 PM
| Manila, Rabaul, Australia, and New Zealand (vis | Reg. 17th 5,00 Pa
Brisbane,
Onl. 18th 8:30 AM
· KPO,
Rog
5.00 PM
Ord 5.30 PM
Air Mail for Manila, Guam, Honolulu, U.S.A. and GP.O.
Europe via "Pan-Américan Airways and Trans-Reg. 5.00 PM
Ord. 7.00 PM
Atlantic Services”
According to a message from A Japanese warahip is expected Saigon, the last batch of soldiers at Lisbon with new Naval and who were interned in Switzerland Military attaches, states, a London have arrived in France. The message. She will take back Jap- number of returned soldiers now snese residents who are leaving totals 28,000
Europe owing to the war,
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