HONGKONG DAILY PRESS ARABS FACE A DECISION: THREE STAGES DICTATED
BY EUROPEAN WAR
Sirdar lkbaj All Shah, who wrote the following article for the Christian Science Monitor, is ancommonly well qualified to write abong the shifting aspects of Arab relationships with the British. He is an Afghan author. has written numerons books on Asia and the Near East, and their political and diplomatic problems,
Thrift Trend In U.S. Cars Due To War
Scarcity of petrol and increased taxes in Europe during the last decade have indirectly Justeres the development of thrifty cars in America fact which today is
The reactions among the Arabic-Arab and France increased her thrown into sharp focus by Our speaking peoples can be marked, army
Syrla immediately. own rising taxes and increased out by three deRuite stages as Nether France nor Britain was in demands on fuel resources, AC- diclated by the European, war. In a mood to tolerate any local revolt cording to Mr. Ralph J Aschier. The first perină every country
Assistant to the President. Willys- there was docupied in its domestic
Overland Motors, Inc.
affairs.
Anyone gulity of crime in Pales. line was to be tried by mlitary curts; disturbers of the peace in SYRIAN NATIONALISTS wartime found themselves in con
The Syrian nationalists were
centration camps Egypt and Irau. Fractious Immediately prior to the abiding by their treatica with Brt
war.
the Franco-Syrian Treaty of 1939
The High Commissioner, stispe d
forthwith Revered
many
and declared their association with the Allies
"During the last ten years," he said. "Lucreased levies and limited gas resources In Europe boosted the price of petrol in
the
up to an
From: this second phase, how ing the Constitution, was carrying ever, emerged a more nearly crys
direct
197
and demonstrations ensued
In Palestine, unrest and lack ei security were the order of the day On the eastern side matters were unsettled because
personal rivalry among the Tragulan jeac
On the passing of the late
CCA
GENERAL
BIGGEST DIPLOMATIC
CENTRE
55 Nations Represented In
Washington, D.C.
WASHINGTON-Washington has become the nust representative diplomatic centre in the world.
widely
Twenty-two Embassies and 33 Legations are established here. representing practically every country in the world, ranging alphabetically from Argentina to Yugoslavia,
In pre-war days, London, Paris and Berlin had as many contacts with other countries as the United States, but since September, 1939, the number of nations represented int those capitals has steadily declined as the war zone enlarged.
tinportance of many was just considering bulld- diplomatic cen- ing an imposing new Embusay, at
Cunversely, the Peuce-tune
Washington as a
wyerake of 85 cents her
could average as much as 50 miles per gallon of gas.
FRUITS OF LABOUR government Strikes Lalized esperti of things. If the
Arab is impressed by the power The fruits of their conquest, he is likewise exercised 'mechanical
labour developments which in mind by the method of con- make such unusual mileages pos- quest, and being a rationalist he 'sible have already influenced de was quick in realizing that Herr
sign in the United States and, with Hier's ruthless actions und the
taxes rising rapidly as a result of the defence and aid to Britain Programme, it is logical that Ame rican drivers will turn with ever increasing favour to the more een- nomical automobiles"
King Ghazi in 1930 a mob was in
victims in the name of "friendly
manner in which he exploits his cited to assassinate the Brits protection" cannot give any hope Consul in Mosul un Apr 8 of that of relief to smaller powers. Thus
war
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his chances for an Arab indepen dence under a Naz rule or even Axis dominance were small
DEMOCRATH BEING
Above all the Arab is a demo He knew the Englis,
with both for
the cars of the Palestinian Arad eratle being that, being ant Jewish, the Reico and the French: and Italy had made FO common years he had been at loggerheads. cause with the Arab world
Like him they fought when they w
were
elealty
they were Just
when
TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1941. -PAGE 9
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Australian Medical Gift To China
The President of the Concitain, there had resigned as protest diplomalle connexions with Get- gullon and forced automotive entre has increased as it has become a cost of about $1,000,000
В gainst France's fallure to ratify
closegineers Lo develop engines which an intermediary between various the war broke aut and changed
patrons not having direct rela- all plans. tions, such as Great Britain
and The Deal of the Diplomatk. the Vichy government. It could Curps is a veteran Latin-American also be formally used to contact Don Manuel Freye Santander who i such nations as Mexico and Soviel has been the Peruvian Ambassa Russia which at present have no dor here since July 1930 Next in diplomatic relations
seniority is Don Felipe Espu, ac- There 18 no place in the world credited as Ambassador of Argen- where every 1.atin American tina since July 1931, but who pre- country is represented Washington.
except viously served ten years here
secretary counsellor and Charge Here every one of the 20 Latin d'Affaires There are two munic American Republics has either an ters who have been
here longer. Ambassador or Minister accre but are not entitled to the reah dited. It is therefore the only ship because it is reserved for JAPANESE PLANES place where representatives of all Ambassadors. They re Mr. W Mr. Archer. whose duties for 21 Pan-American Repubites period-
BOMB CHANYI Bostrom. Minister of Sweden since over 25 years as export manager ically gather, which they do at the 1926, and Dr
KUNMING, June 16 Centra})—– Adrian Recinos,
CHUNGKING, June 18 (Central) of the Willys Company have taken Pan-American Union and on spe Minister of Guatemala since 1928. A bombing and strafing raid was In response to a circular appeal him inte every corner at the cial occasions.
In theory there is some differ staged by ten Japanese plates on for medical aid to China made by globe, said petrol prices during All the countries absorbed by ence between Ambassadors and Chanyl, northeastern Yunnan the Chinese People's Foreigh Re- October 1940 in various European Germany since Adolph Hitler be- Ministers. but in practice there is near the
Kwelchow border early lations Association, the Red Cross countries were "amazingly high." gan his expansion programme are Uttle bere Ambassadors techni- Liis morning.
Society of Australia has replied, In Bulgaria one gallon of gas cost represented here, with the excep- cally represent the sovereign of Piping from thetr base in announcing that it has decided to $1.03 and in Italy. $1.13. This, he tion of Austria, which turned over their country, and consequently southern Indo-China the raiders donate medical supplies to the added. 15 an Indication of how its affairs to the Reich Embassy are supposed to be entitled to see penetrated the Yunnar border: Red Cross Boalety of China fuel prions skyrocket when war when the Anschluss was proclaim the President of the United States about 8.30 a.m and appeared amounting to £25,000 (Australian and war preparations dominate a ed in March, 1938. But Czecho-whenever they request an
awal over Chany! shortly after 7 am. Currency) in value. nation's economy.
slovakia, Poland, Denmark, Nor-'ence. Ministers represent their After releasing their bombs and The supplies will be transported way. the Netherlands are INFLUENCE FROM ABROAD
still governments and are supposed to strading with machine-guns they to China shortly. fully accredited, as are Bulgaria confine their contacts to the Slate flow away He cited development of his and
Rumania Similarly Latvia, Department once they have pre- company's four-cylinder Willys
Estonia and Lithuania, which have tented their credentials to the The Kwangtung provincial au- Americar engine. designed by Mr. been Annexed by Soviet Russia, President
thorities have decided to appro Delmar G. Roos. Chief Engineer still maintain their Legations here There have been few. sny.priate an additional of $200,000 tor Willys, who perfected one the most successful
and are recognised by the State incidents between diplomats of (Chinese currency) for the im high-mileage Department.
belligerent countries since the war provement of the air raid sherters "SETTING ON THE FENCE"
cars in England, as evidence of Soviet Russia was not recognised Last winter President
and Mrs. in Shiukwan. Since this was the situation dur
Influence from abroad on by any of
Republican
the a Roosevelt cancelled
annual
Evacitation
whose American motor vehicles. ing the close of the first phase of
Mr
ministrations which followed the diplomatic reception to avold pos- preserice in Shiukwan is not es- the Arab reaction, it is hardly sur from General Nuri es Sald. at that
Archer sald the Americar when Russian Revolution, out when the sible source of friction. Recently
sential will be strictly carried prising that un the nutbreak of time Traqlan Foreign Minister, equipped with overdrive will New Deal came into power, Presi- representatives of all factions at-
get
Out-Central News). war the various peoples of Arabia announcing that the Turks, the over 95 m.p. of gas. "The
dent Roosevelt and the then For-tended a reception at the neutral only waited while before
deciding Saudi Arabians and the Emir of difference betweet: our car and its eign Commissar, Maxim Litvinort Irish Legation without any trou-
To facilitate the transportation one with English counterpart," he said. "Is Arranged for resumption of rela ble. were at
and removal of refugees, the Na tions in 1933. Syrfa that the Antericar is full-sized.'" considering that
The old Embassy of the Czar's
According to reports received by tional Relief Commission has re- Ambassadors was redecorated, and well-informed Dutch circles here cently established a branch Re- for a long
while its receptions from Batavia, the People's Council fugees Removal Station at Chang
Sal. 21 sha to attend to the registration of were among the best-attended in of Batavia, in its next session the capital.
refugees and the rellef of air raid Sun. starting today, will discuss the de The British
Commonwealth of strability of improving the Dutch Victims. To Anance the work, the
Commission has approved an ap
Mon 23 Nations is well represented bere. East Indies trade relations with The British Embassy has an Am- China.
propriation of $200,000. bassador, two Ministers, and 41 counsellors, attacnes and secre- fire-tarlea. Australia, Canada and the
Sports clubs in various countries were being subsidized: Arab Youth movements. like A Futuwah In Iraq.
contacted, and bel members tuvited and feasted Beriln.
Arms smuggling in the Red Sea was assuming such proportions that Zew months before the war ♫ deal is known to have been signed between gun-runner and two re- presentatives of a German arma ment factory for 50,000 rifles and 1,000,000 rounds of cartridges
upon their atitude
even
and truthful
Bul
this while
phase was de and veloping.
nationalist Syrian leaders like Sheikh Kamel Kassab of Domawux were on thusiastically hoping for French victory by saying "this war is war of bersion led by the demo
ergeles against the oppressors the final victory of France 15 al
the same time a victory for Syria. for herty, for justice for right the mandated power collapsed, and left the people there groping again. Presently inspiration came them in the form of a
Trans Jordan
This second phase"sitting on him for
message
the fence"-was prolonged by the shall be an independent country
uncertainty of things due to the extraordinarily rapid progress
war in Western Europe.
THE THIRD PHASE
Almost The third and the final phase ti
monthly, surrender or conquest of the Arab reaction, therefore, with i Independent countries
staggered the exception of Iraq. where &
even the lively imagination of the sudden coup bas complicated the Arabs
situation, seems headed for friend.
Matters, however, could not wait ly accord toward the British.
STE the Near East. The Nazi-
In Palestine the British Govern.
the
BRITAIN'S JUNIOR FIRE BRIGADE
LONDON-A children's
0:
the
expected revolt in the desert did ment removed the root cause of the fighting force-believed to be the Union of South Africa have Lega not come off, because the Bedouins trouble by reducing unemployment first of the kind is being formed tions and New Zealand is expected of the Suez Canal area and else
among the Arabs by giving £50,000 where, though fully armed. found for direct relief of the poor Arabs. In Worthing and will be called the shortly to establish one here also. the cultivation of land in
· BERLIN WITHDRAWS EMBASSY eases and another £50,000 for village Junior Fire Service. more productive than waiting for reconstruction; other sums were These children, Gillan Hutchin- Nazi gold,
Since the United States witndrew also given for various municipal son, aged nine; Alan Cranford. Its Ambassador from Berlin early Thanks were due to the fore activities and for road making.
eight and Derek Bell, nine, all of in the war, Germany did Itkewise sight of Sultan Ibn Saud in set- Ming
the
enactment of April, 1940, Little-hampton-road, Worthing. are t Washington, leaving its affairs nomads on the land. The Arab youth movements were
prohibiting the sale of Arap lands the founders.
here u the hands of R Minister placed in abeyance till patriarchal to non-Arab elminated the crea In a recruiting drive. they will plenipotentiary and Charge d'Af~ tion of an Arab landless class A give an exhibition of fire-fighting.faires, Herr Hans Thomsen. Der- large quantity of their citrus erop A.R.P. workers plan to give them
elders could indicate a direction.
troops began
The
the sad in future crimes will be dealt
instruction
bombs
in fighting The children
BRITISH AND FRENCH ACTION has been bought. Many have been regular
Meanwhile British imperial released from concentration camps, incendiary
to pour into
with, not by the military, but by will do regular drills and practise
fighting dummy bombs.
They have
Internees Are Released
By Germans
Hundreds of British people who. were put into internment camps when France wah Conquered
now being released by the Garmani authorities writes the Evering 8tandard reporter.
the ordinary civil courts.
The writer believes that in many
full fire-fighting parts of Arabis sentiments 'are equipment. Including helmets, life- pro British-a British defeat, both ine, axes, stirrup pumps, buckets for moral and political reasons is and
Hitler Owed His Life To A Jew
civilians
added.
the
message
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shovels. Each will wear an not generally desired, However, armlet with the letters "JF.S." Dr. Bloch, a Jew, to whom the Arabs will doubtless reopen "The force is to be a seriousler owes his life, has arrived
discussions with the British local matters after the war.
POEMS INSULTED NAZI TROOPS
on one," one of the organisers told
the Daily Mirror. "There
10 DO reason why chlidren should not be able to do valuable work against incendiary, bombs. We want to have child fire-fighters In every street."
Dr. Marcel Junod, International A 35-year-old woman lawyer at
Committee delegate,
Red Cross
The Hague was sentenced to five
Nieder-
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Hitler gave him a special "exit permit" to leave Austria.
was
Ho 469 a/o H.K.D.P
WANTED KNOWN
Forty years ago Dr. Bloch
Experienced Book-keeper want. local doctor in Ling and family students to form a class. Guaran physician to the entire
Hitler tee students to keep a whole set of household,
books after completion of á bourse Alan Cranford whose father Is
He nursed every member of the of 6 months. For Term and Par- who has beri: on a tour of the months* Imprisonment, reports in the A.D.P.. said: "We know a family through a mysterious here- ticulars. Please Apply to:-Box British civilian Intertiment caraps the Doytsche Zeitung in In France, has returned to Geneve landen for writing boums insult bit about fire fighting. We know ditary complaint
how to use the stirrup pump and
Adolf was the only one he fall- with the report that about 1,000, ing the German troops.
how to carry causities over the led to cure, although he saved him people have already been released
She and a 19-year-old boy were shoulder like the firemen."
[from dying. from the camp at Besancon, also convicted of circulating re-
MEDICAL SECRECY ports that Germau_pilots dropped four of its youths who have besn Stepney, London, E, la proud of 2,400 BRITISH
"I have never disclosed the na- bombs on Holland recently
thanked for saving thousands bf ture of the disease from which the Hitler family suffers," Dr. Bloch pounds worth of property.
told me today, The "Bomb Squad Babes" they
than twenty years old.
2.400 British blamed the R.A.F. -
There were about people in this camp, of whom 450 were nuns.
and
A high scbobl teacher was Ben- Bealdes the 1,000 who have al-tenced to six months at Schiedam
ready been given their liberty. the for spreading similar reports about are called, None of them is more I should not be alive today:"
diately.
B
"It I préserved medical secrecy
When Hitler began his anti- Jewish drive Dr. Bloch was forced
to give up his practice in Linz,
cases of between 100 and 600 others the German air force and for in- were under consideration, and their ulting the German authorities.
recent big blaze the release was expected almost immo- She denied the latter charge. "Babes" were engaged for three
An 18-year-old boy was charged hours in salvaging boxes of valt but was given special permission Many of the 500 sick and old with publicly reading a poem in able material. They were in dan to start a new one in Vienna, propte In St. Jacques Hospital sulting Boys Inquart, the Nasi gor the whole time.
Recently he asked to be allowed were expecting to be released, as Commissioner, and was sentenced They have each a letter from a bó end hla days in the peace of soon as they are fit to be dis-to four months in prison.---Oven-local authority thanking them for (Amories. The Nakis agtend-Bun-
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