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JOAN
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HENRY
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IMET MY LOVE AGAIN
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KONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY,
1938.
RANDOM RAMBLINGS Britain Ready
By John Blunt
Rumour has it that refugee centres or cantonments or whatever you will, are to be opened in the midst of |residential districts of the Colony. If this is so, the undesirability cannot be over-emphasised. That the [refugee' problem must be effectively tackled cannot be denied. One has only to tour congested districts to realise that Hongkong is seriously overcrowded. The saturation point has already been passed. Travel along Queen's Road from the Central Market site to its extreme western end, and at any hour of the day you will observe the side streets packed tight with teeming masses of humanity, the like of which is only comparable with the last few nights of the Chinese New Year Fair.
If the Intention is to case this overcrowding, in the interest of public health, get on with it; but in the name of common-sense, don't house the surplus population within: walking distance of the densely populated parts of the Cotony.
dre
con
APPEALS FOR
HELP FROM U.S.
To Give More Aid To China
Enthusiastically Backs League In Work Against Disease
London, July 27. In the House of Commons to-day the Under-Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, Mr. R. A. Butler, said that in view of the spread of disease and League of Nations increasing its grant for the health work would be considered by the Council Coinmittee of Technical Collaboration with China
epidemics in China the matter of the
ut its next vernment, he added,
The Belts
British
would be prepared to give the most sympathetic consideration to any pro posal for the continuation of this anti-epidemic work in China by the League of Nations.
The Rev. D.W. Sorenson, Labour for West Leyton, who put the Gov- for West Leyton, who put the original asked it Mr. Butler's reply that the Government was
San Francisco, July 27. The American Friends of the Chi- nese People Society has published guaranteeing support for increases in grants already made fur this
"
the
work.
There is plenty of land near the border where provision can be made for the refugees, where they
a letter from Madame Sun Yat-sen, Ave in safety and in an environment
In Hongkong, stressing the urgentį conducive to good health,
and medicines for re- need of food and
Mr. Butler repeated his assurances, shudder to think of a seriousnet
fugees, and condemning the "bar-that the discussion in question woukl occurring in some of the districts, an
have the most sympathetic collaborn- barism of aggressors. have recently visited. Tenements
of the British Government. Madame Sun Yat-sen appeals to
tion are led to overflowing, and it is
Mr. P. J. Noel-Baker, Labour M.P. high thue that a limit should be set the organisation to do its utmost to
from for Coventry, asked whether, in view people
of the to the number of people permitted arouse the American
that Lengue's and other apally at the heart-rending The their to occupy a room or cubicle.
**
and suffering and tortures Imposed by hospitals and first aid centres in China overcrowding is scandalous. and
hind been destroyed by Japanese otr- frenzied Japanese miliarists."...
craft. controlled some time must be
favourable consideration woulet, United Press. other
have mude mention of
be given to an Increase in the grant. "saturation point." I wonder whether
"We will consider that proposition the aspect has been considered as
very favourably," Mr. Butler replied,
-Reuter, applied to the Colony generally?
The win will bevone more of par naer this Colony to the arenK spreads mouth, and thentsands and yet
thesunds of refugees will sech shelter here. Is there not a point when a hat must be called?
STOP PRESS
AMBASSADOR ARRIVES
Changsha, July 28 The Bratists Ambassador,
Sa
fact
Mercury Back In Britain
London, July 27. Mercury, tp half of the famous Mayo composite aircraft, completed Its Arst round trip flight of the York. Atlantle, to and from New when it landed at Southampton a 8,20 p.m.
to-day. On
the
The water problem
diem l enough to give one at nightmare, but addell to this must be considered the sanitary
police :ervices. Chave
been told itiat pailee have
drafted In been fran districts not affected by the
refugees. in 30 effort! effectively to polle
to police the ove; crowded I sugge
is Aretubeld Clark Kerr, arrived here from Hankow, by sprent train, un There is also the question of cast. Tuesday. Will
the British Government foot His Excellency was welcomed at Ireland, Mercury was taken into the the bill. will
PT Hongkong itself stand, the station by Mr Yang Wu, the burden" What about the Chinese provincial government representative, Government; will there be any as-Lieutenant-General Ting Pla-chuan, alstance forthcoming from that gendarmerie commander at Chang
places link to this also.
that there
many prominent
direction, or is the Colony to be-
and shu, come the greatest poor-house in the British residents.
world?
resources
ان
Let it be remembered that Hong- kung does 7101 possess eiller
the space to shelter China's refugees to an extent, und view the molter
Hunan
local
outward
Hight from
air with the help of Maia, separating
from its mother-craft when it was It New over Boynes. From there direct to Newfoundland, and thence down the North American coast to New York.
Mercury, on the return flight, took A dinner was given Tuesday night
off from Port Washington Airport | the Ambassador's honour by General Chang Chi-chung, Provin-naided, flying to Southampton via cial commissioners attended.
in
:
Sir Archibald is going to Kweilin, unlimited
capital of Kwangst, by motor car, dis-
5- and will make an extensive lour,
mssionately and logically before we finally going to Canton and thence And ourselves totally unable to cope to Hongkong-Reuter, with countless swarms of people who cun safely hid room within boundaries of their own vast terri-
tury.
Not Wanted
In Italy
Rome, July 27.
The
Fireman Dies: Run Over By Own Truck
Azores.-Reuter,
ATTEND LAUNCH
AT NEWCASTLE
London, July 27.
ALHAMBRA
NATHAN AD. HOW DOI PARY A
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➡ith
DANGER!
MAN AT WORK...
ON $1,000,000!
EXPENSIVE
HUSBANDS
PATRIC KNOWLES • BEVERLY ROBERTS • Allyn Jostyn · Gordon Oßver
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South Africa, Australia and New Zealand travelled together to New- castle to-day for the launching ceremony of a new 27,000-ton liner built for the London-New Zealand service via the Cape.
The vessel hu been specially,
with
the most modern
this Australia--Reuter.
Run over by his own dre-engine, fitted Fireman Mo Ping, utached to Cen- refrigerating plant for the storage of Mr. Arthur Pal Cremona, a British trai Fire Station, died in Queen Mary meat exported from New Zealand and subject born in Malla who is Rome Fluspital in the early hours of Correspondent of the Christian morning. Science Monitor < the London Fireman Mo wne injured during a Cbarreer, and whe was structed to practice turn-out in Des Voeux Read qui Baly within eight days, has made yesterday.
fruitless appeal against expulsion, As his fire engine was returning Believing that he was
of to the suspected
the Central depol, Me jumped olt being a Jew. Mr. Cremona proved the vehicle. Stumbling as he leapt, that his family for twelve genera- he fell to the ground, under the rear tions had been Roman Catholics. wheels of the heavy car. One of the
The sole reply was that his exput-wheels passed completely over sion was based on "general reasons" crushing his chest.
not connected with his journalistic work.
¦ ACTING · BRIGADIER
him
HIGH COMMSSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND
London, July 27, In view of the further development of the system of communication and consultation between the Govern ments of the British Empire, the United Kingdom Government bnd decided to establish the post of High Commissioner in New Zealand, functions comparable to those of the High Commissioners already stationed South Canada, Australia and la
However, responding to enquiries by Lord Perth, the British Ambassa- IN HONGKONG dor, it is believed that the Italian). Foreign Offee indicated that Cremona Royal Artillery, Hongkong, has been Africa.
Colonel A. Burrowes, commandanti had injuriously” spoken of high
Sir Harry Batterbee, Assistant Government oileints in connection with his reports of a crisis during the Brigadler, effective as from May 25 Under-Secretary at the Dominions Office, has been selected to assume sanctions against Italy during the according to command orders just the new post at the end of the year.
issued. Ethiopian invasion.-United Press.
Reuter.
granted the
WE KNOW
temporary
of rank
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DEAD END
Starring
SYLVIA SIDNEY JOEL Mċ CREA with HUMPHREY BOGART The vecord-run stage triumph becomes an even greater film? Released through United Artiste
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