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CHUNGKING, May 12 (Reuter)' Mr. Clarence Gauss is due here on May 21, via Hongkong, where he is meeting. Mr. Nelson Johnson who is leaving Chungking on May 14,
The Chinese Press gave pro- minence to the report that the Australian Cabinet has approved in principle of the exchange of Ministers between China and Aus- trails,
The influential TAKUNGFAO says that with the centre of world events gradually shifting from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the ex- change of diplomatic representa- tives between China and Australia will contribute much to a joint de- common enemy
SUNER THE LAVAL fence against a
OF SPAIN
to
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EDITORIAL
ALL-SCHOOLS CHAMPIONS
The Lingnan Middle School athletes, champions of the All-Schools
sports meeting during the" week-end, with their banner..
(Sun Ting Ming).
Lord Mr. Liu Hin-shun, director of
WHEN HERR HITLER an-European Affairs Department may nounced the beginning be appointed Chinese Minister in The Seventy-second Ordinary of his diplomatic and armed Canberra. General Meeting of Shareholders blitzkriegs in spring, atten- will be held at the Offices of the tion was at once centred on
the Mediterranean countries INDUSTRIALISATION undersigned on Wednesday, the
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within his ambitious plans to the purpose of receiving the Report of the General Managers, help his crippled partner in Italy and, at the same time, together with
a statement of
31st December, 1940.
OF FORMOSA
MOJI, „May 12 (Reuter)—“Faci-- lides for the industrialisation of Formosa will be completed soon and
Beaverbrook's Rise To Power: Colourful Career
embracing
electricity.
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1941. BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA TAKES MATERIAL FORM: MERCHANT NAVY'S SPIRIT
In paying a tribute to the officers and men of the Merchant Navy yesterday in a broadcast from London, MR. CHARLES JARMAN, member of the National Union of Seamen, declared that the spirit and determination of the Merchant Navy was such that he felt sure that any inconveniences they would be put to would be taken in their stride.
national organisations for all these
Mr. Jarman warned that "Some thousands of Norwegians with the coming of the finer and Poles have arrived in this weather the Germans would country and they at once agreed to set up counter-parts of their unleash their submarine at-own unlons in this country. Then tacks on a far heavier scale, in their turn came the Dutch; the but at the same time he com-Belgians, the French, the Danes, mented on the many suc- the Greeks and the Chinese and cesses which the Royal Air countries have been set up in Force, and the British Navy Great Britain. had scored against the under- sea menace and declared that these successes must have put the fear of God in the hearts of German submarine commanders and their crews.
GREAT WORK
+
"So the brotherhood of the sea has taken on a practical form" continued Mr. Jarman, "I have just returned from the" United States where an inquiry Was conducted into British shipping with the American continent."
Mr. Jarman went on to say now Referring to the developments in agreements had been arrived at to
the Battle of the Atlantic, Mr.
open clubs all along the American Jarman emphasised the great
coast for the entertainment of work which was being dont under crews of British ships arriving the convoy system. Britain was there. still almost wholly dependent on
"I would like to take this op- her sea-borne routes for her supportunity now, on behalf on the plies
merchant service, to say thank
In spite of the sinkings of ships-
entailed. the men of the merchant
British Navy and the Royal Air
1
LORD BEAVERBROOK who was recently appointed Minister of State in a Cabinet reshuffle is worthy of an Horatio Alger, He sprang from lowly' stock and before he was out of his twen- ties had made a forture. His previous position as Minister of Aircraft Production in Great Britain-a job which is paramount in achieving success in the war-has little rehatlon to his early training, but it has been marked by a characteristic that has animated all his work, a genius far organisation, writes Walter W. Cunningham In the Christian Science Monitor. If he had Accounts for the year ended the to gain control of the Near other proposed measures are being been asked to build ships instead of planes, it is not too much
and Middle East. His poli-carried out to make Formosa the to assume the result would have been the same. tical offensive in the Balkans heart' of Japan's Bouthward
what you are dong. When there is a job to do, Lord business. His interests were diver. and the risks which convoy work you for all you have done and for having failed to materialise movement." stated Admiral Kiyoshi Beaverbrook gets it done. He has sffled.
of an uncanny · faculty for picking | cement, timber, and banking. OutService were convinced that the programme in the United States," according to his wishes, he Hasegawa,
"We saw something of the war Governor-General was forced into a military the first time since his appointment mediately did upon taking over He
Formosa, returning to Tokyo for the right men. That be im of these be accumulated $5.000.000 Force could still do the trick and are that the United States would
continued Mr. Jarman. " conflict there and only suc- to the post last year.
was then 30. He left for they were all determined to carry not have provided us with the his present job last May, And England. ' va cceded at an extraordinary He was most optimistic concerning once he appointed the men he ENTERS ENGLISH POLITICS,
tools of war and the ships to heavy cost. This has result the conditions in Formosa, declaz-wanted, be adopted the motto of On English soil he soon entered ed in a lull in his armed blitz, ing that he would consider intro his chief, Prime Minister Winston politics. He became private secre
chant Service as he had worked carry them to us if the American
people are not convinced with them. but his diplomatic manoeu-ducing a voluntary military service Churchill, and ordered all depart-tary to Mr. Bonar Law, Into poli-
Britain will carry on the struggle tics he carried the same forceful The Hongkong Fire Insurance vring has gone on unceasing-in Formosa at the "earliest possible ments to go full steam ahead."
in the only way it is possible" for RESTLESS ENERGY
character and imagination which Co., Ltd.,
her to do 80. opportunity ly in his desperate efforts to
His restless energy.gave his he had employed in his native Hong Kong, 30th April, 1941. facilitate his military de-
assistants Uttle tima
think. Dominion... He Was elected 11 227 signs. With the closure of
Planes
needed. Production member of Parliament soon after
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He knew these men of the Mer-
"I know them to be dif- ferent," said Mr. Jarman. “I
have worked with. and for, them in order to better their conditions. You know these men now to be the men and the sons of men who faced" submarine power in the last war and who are facing sub- marines and dive-bombing at- tacks today in this war. These men are dying that we should be safe and our Industries equipped with the materials and supplies necessary to keep
BROTHERHOOD OF THE SEA
am proud to have worked with acd for them and also as their representative as a member
soon the factory output was more became a peer of the realm.
He quickly came to realise the power of the press. Fleet Street drew him into its arms. At that time the Dally Express was a problem
owners, Lord Beaverbrook took it over and in- jected brightened its pages, condensed its them going. news, adapted modern methods to newspaper work, and exhibited a striking degree of enterprise.
TWO EXAMPLES
new
life into it.
Не
the Balkan campaign, Herr JAPANESE OUTRAGE was stepped up immediately, ard he landed, and in about six years Hitler increased his intrigues IN SOOCHOW CREEK than double what it had been for in other directions. One move
SHANGHAI, May 12 (Reuter)-- a similar period the previous year reached Fight out to Iraq, Despite the official Japanese dental The purchase of planes abroad, while nearer home, the mail-of its first report that over 100 particularly in America," was als
a renewed ed fist in the velvet glove be-sampans and juhiks had been sunk vastly increased, and gan to appear over unoccu- by Japanese Navy personnel in confidence spread among the peo- the course of a search for Chinese ple whose hopes had been some- pied France and Spain. In terrorists, the Shanghai Evening what shattered by the adverse turn both these countries, Herr Post reports today that a further of events across the English Chan- The Seventeenth Annual Gen. Hitler and his body of gangs-80 sarpans were sunk on Sunday. nel.
The newspaper adds that sem- eral Meeting of Shareholders!ters have managed to securel will be held at the Company's the services of traitors to fur-Pans and junks sent to the bottom Office at the Jordan Road Ferry ther his unclean politics-in days since the search began on Pier, Kowloon, on Saturday, the Vichy, in addition to the self-Friday totalled about 250.
confessed betrayer M. Laval, 17th May, 1941 at 11.00 a.m,, for the purpose of receiving the he has now enlisted the assis- report of the Board of Directors Together with a statement of| Accounts for the year ended 31st. December, 1940.
The transfer
books of the
Company will be closed from the
LAU TAK.PO, "Managing Director.
Hong Kong, 1st May, 1941.
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LATEST CLAIMS
BY JAPANESE
of Soochow Creek for the three
80 INDIAN PILOTS
1
SWELLING AIRCRAFT
*
PRODUCTION
3
"I
seamen
that
REGISTRATION OF SEAMEN
"An Important agreement das now been drawn up to meet the ever-changing COLVOY" system. Every seamen is now compelled to register, and this méans that hundreds of men, who have, for some reason or other, left the sea, will be available for service,
"This will also meen improved conditions for themselves and un- der agreements made by the National Maritime Board, per- manent employment is now guaranteed to the men."
Mr. Jarman declared that this scheme would enable officers and
leave.
The time was ripe for change in This was later manifested also of the Maritime National Board members of the crew of merchant Britain. Lord Beaverbrook cut in the "Sunday Express," which he what applies to British
ships to have a much-needed rest. across red tape, and discarded, founded in 1921, and in the also applies to those from the cc would immesiátely
The crew of an in-coming 'ship when the necessity arose, the Evening Standard, in which he cupied countries who are now with
go on long established custom of communicat-acquired controlling interest. us in this fight. Ing orders in writing. If he want- Two examples of this enterpris
"It is significant that even in ed something done, he picked up are known to the world, although
the stress of war such steps for recelver and gave his Instructions not generally associated with Lord
Improving the conditions of mer- chant seamen
being carried on," said Mr. Jarman, """With the spirit and determination shown by the men, I am sure that any in- conveniences they might be put to will be taken" in their stride."
over the telephone. This had its Beaverbrook. One is EVM AMERICAN
話
complications, but had the
tance of another who has shown his willingness to double-cross his country in Admiral Darlan.
ton, whose delightful travel arti- DELHI, May 12 (Reuter)-It was prime merit of preventing delay, eles sent the circulation of the WHILE his intrigue with revealed that during the first three and time was a great factor in the Daily Express up by leaps and these two puppets appear to months of the war, the Indian Fly-war. In the early weeks of his bounds. Later Mr. Morton went be maturing to his advantage, ing Clubs provided 80 pilots for the aircraft job he was spending two to the Daily Herald.
Indian Air Force.
cerred in
totalitarian
to the
Both
PROPHECY
are
| REPRESENTATIVE
INDIAN GOVT.
ALLAHABAD, May 12 (Reuter)--
7th to 17th May, 1941, both days Herr Hitler has found an-
The, contingency to which I al-j million pounds a day. But money Another example is David Low, lude as being the only one which' inclusive,
was no object in a struggle that the famous cartoonist, whose could prompt an interference in other dyed-in-the-wool Axis
had everything at stake.
humorous and pungent drawings European affairs is. I sincerely protagonist to dance to his!
So Lord Beaverbrook goes 07. appeared and still appear in the hope, very tar distant, but it 19 tune in Spain. This is Senor who hold posts in the Gov-Every day the situation improves, "Evening Standard."
men one which should never be last the pages of the Suner, the Foreign Minister, ernment at home and abroad. 80 far as atreraft output is con-embelished
sight of in England, and which BEERUT, May 12 (Reuter)—In a The steady Beaverbrook Britain whom Herr Hitler and his General Franco has wisely stream of production swells, and found a widespread and respon-ther by its being constantly kept to Simla, the Bengal Prime Minis- press, and in turn may ultimately be averted altoge statement issued here on his way associates have repeatedly taken care not to precipitate with it the hope grows that the ini-sive audience. Lord Beaverbrook dined and wined in order to a crisis by removing Senor tiative will definitely pass from the knew and still knows how to pick before the world I mean a com- ter. Fazlul Huq. declared that he
of bination
the continent democratic them inflame in him a desire for Suner himself from office,
(of would urge upon the Viceroy the Europe) at some future day against necessity of associating Indians the sort of power that M. but his action is undoubtedly side in the war. Mr. Churchill has ORGANISING ABILITY
been highly complimentary to Lord Laval and Admiral Darlan meant to show his Falangist Beaverbrook
But while Lord. Beaverbrook had England as the great embodiment with the Central as well as Pro- As far back
as an eye for talent he also had of constitutional liberty in Europe. vincial administrations to a larger have evidently been led to be-Foreign Minister and his August of last year, he spoke of that quality, common among pros-
That day may come; how soon; extent in order to make a represen- SHANGHAI, May 12 (Router) lieve will be theirs when the friends in the Axis countries the output and repair of British perous newspaper publishers off ever. He alone knows in whose tative Government possible and Japanese forces, south-west of Nazi dreams of victory and that he is still master in his aircraft and engines as not only knowing what the public wanted. hands are the destinies of nations: create conditions. favourable to all Shansi province, according to a world domination materialise own house. By dealing with splendid but astounding. He took advantage of the revulsion but come when it may, our in- in India to support the war against
OFT-QUOTED INCIDENT. against class ideas" and appealed terests and our feelings will alike aggression.. semi-official Japanese report, have if, and when, they take the situation as an internal
An oft-quoted freident in the to the popular thought. It was combine to make us come to the
INDIAN UNFTY rapidly captured numerous towns, material shape at all. And matter, General Franco has career of Lord Beaverbrook throws said of him and of Lord Rother rescue. including the reported base of thej so it is that the world was displayed clever politics and more light on his character than mere that they were the popular We shall come; it may be from The Committee of the United Pro- Chinese 40th Army at Shaoyuan. and are now facing the Chinese, informed during the week- has made it impossible for perhaps a volume could show. It press and not merely representa a conviction that, in fighting your vinces Liberal, Association made a battles...we are contending for the resolution, urging the Government near Pingluhsien, Just north of the end of the latest moves on the Germany to intervene against was the first day in his new job, tives of it.
and he was in an inquisitive mood." Popular education had spread, cause of constitutional liberty. to preserve territorial Integrity and Yellow River, where the Chinese Spanish political chess-board. the action taken. General He gathered around him the men and with it the "popular press. Our plea or our excuse may be unity of India. are reported to be forming new Senor Suner's hopes and am- Franco is nevertheless placed in charge of aeroplane construc- There was a demand for informa-self-preservation; but in such a bitions, under Nazi tuition, in an anxious position. His tion. How long would it take to tion, and Lord Beaverbrook came contingency come we will; and be
TRAINING FOR Chinese towns captured claim in appear to exceed those con- refusal hitherto to side with make deliveries? he asked. Three in on the crest of the wave of assured that the youthful giant- the latest Japanese advance in-templated by M. Laval and the Axis has been based on Now Lord Beaverbrook is not controlled attained a big circula- day arrives--will not come.
months was the answer.
the demand. The papers which he for we shall be a glant before that clude Tsingyuan, Pengmenkow and
N.E.L PILOTS SIHuyang. all along the Yellow Admiral Darlan. He has humanitarian motives. He without a sense of humour. Ition, but it is no reflection upon less willingly or strike less effec
BATAVIA, May 12 (Reuter) made no attempt to conceal knows that Spain, in her pre-want to know,” he refoined, "how them to say they never achieved tively because his strength will be
From Monday, all Netherlands them either and has ap-sent poverty-stricken, condi- many you can deliver tomorrow the prestige of The Times. The put forth on behalf of a parent gast Indies male citizms from 17 parently made known his in- tion, is entirely dependent on morting." There was a ring of Sunday Observer. which Was who, if she was not always a kind TWO BODIES TIED
General Great Britain and the United sincerity in his voice, and an abid-edited by
one of the most out-mother, gave to us our Anglo-to 27 years of age, meeting certain ing faith in himself and the men standing journalists in the world, Saxon blood, and sent us forth in-demands can enter voluntary air Franco with the assistance of States for her food supplies round him. Ela words proved J. L. Garvin-and the Manchester bued with her laws, her literature. Hminary training as pilots.
corps and will receive free pre- TOGETHER
the Falangist Party, which and that his joining the Axis effective. The men buckled down Guardian.
a will. He soon brought Two bodies tied together, both corresponds to the Nazi or-will increase this difficulty as with
If at times Lord Beaverbrook's liberty-General G. Watson Webb, year atout 100 pilots will be able partly decomposed were discover-ganisation in Germany, and soon as Spáin is included in about the merger of aircraft fac- ed by a party of a police launch whose power he has sought in the British blockade. On the ftories, won the workers over to Daily Express seemed to be a bit USA. in a speech, March 18th to be delivered to the Army and on the south shore of Beaufort
dispensing with week ends, and sensational, it was only in line Island yesterday and removed to increase for the purpose. other hand, the help he re-had the industry on a new basis. with the conception of the press the Kowloon Public Mortuary. SENOR SUNER has, how-ceived from Germany and As William Maxwell Aitken. he held by the English humorist and
the son of a Presbyterian Parliamentarian, A. P. Herbert, he
of extraordinary vate institution, is to create a re- Beaufort Island lies to the south ever, reckoned without his Italy in the civil war has was
Hongkong," opposite Stanley host and General Franco, as placed him under obligation minister in Canada. His father that those who cannot afford their ability for organisation. He has serve of plots on behalf of the
had emigrated from Scotland-pleasures otherwise will get them come to be known as the "Beaver" Army and Navy. the head of the Spanish Re- to the Axis Powers from where genfis flourishes in a from their dally papera... Lord because of his industry and per- A submerged. junk was also public, has taken immediate whom pressure is now likely thatched cottage and settled in Beaverbrook's interest in his papers sistence. The problem of aircraft A highly interesting travel talk found near the Island. It is held steps to curb Senor Suner's to be increased for active Ontario. There young Altken was turned over to his son, but he production has put his ability to a entitled "Three months amongst probable that the two men were intrigues and has got in the collaboration. Further deve-spent his early days before moving did not cease to hold a guiding severe test. But no one for an the Red Indians" was given by instant double that he has emer- Miss Baxter to an appreciative bodies being carried on to the Is-first thrust by removing mem-lopments in Spain will be to New Brunswick. He received a hand over them.
public school education, and from In the last analyels he is aged from the situation trian-audience at a gathering of the Sh that foundation branched out into newspaperman. At the same time phartly.
Andrew's Club last night.
lines of defence,
River in Northern Homan.
of
Bay.
th
murdered in Chinese waters, the
land by the tide.
tentions to oust
非
bers of the Falangist Party anxiously awaited.
SEVERE TEST
the
and her love of constitutional
1854.
man a
It is expected that every half-
40 to the Naval Air Force, where they will receive final training
The purpose of this purely pri-