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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
June 28, 1940.
OUTLOOK | Herbert Morrison's Encouraging Speech
BRIGHTER Company's Optimism For 1940
BRITAIN'S ARMAMENTS
Although the year 1989 wasS an exceptionally lean one for the Hongkong Mines, Limited, it was announced by Mr. Chas. C. Stark, at the ordinary yearly meeting of shareholders this morning, that the outlook of the mino was much brighter now.
The meeting, which was held in the Company's offices in the Glauces- fer Building, was presided over by Mr. Stark, the Managing Director.
Chairman's Report
Mr. Stark then read the Chairman's report which was as follows
Before formally proposing the adoption of the report and accounts, I will give you a resume of the act vities of the Company.
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LONDON, June 27 (Reuter).—The Minister of Supply, Mr. Herbert Morrison, to-day reported increases in the rate of agms production to the House of Commons.
At the same time Mr. Morrison uttered a warning that the last thing he wishes the House, and Country to believe was that things were satisfactory,
"They are not," he said. "They could not be satisfactory in the circumstances of the case, but I can only say that they are be coming nearer and nearer to satisfaction as the days pass along."
Asked whether he would con- sider giving more precise detalls of production when the House went into session later to-day,
Kiddies Off
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First 3,000 Due In Middle Of July OTTAWA, June 27. (Reuter). Mr. Morrison said he would con--Mr. T. A. Crerar, Minister of akder the suggestion but the Mines, has informed the House
FRENCH COLONIES
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WAR FUND SHOES. Rope Company Sends for
$5,000 Cheque
A cheque for $5,000, from the Hongkong Rope Manufacturing Co. Lid, headed this moming's donations to the War Fund.
A substantial amount was received yesterday and at p.in. the totals had reached $1,138,072.50 and £2,742.13. Bd. Sums of $2,000 each were sent by Thoresen and Co. and the Menam River Towage and Lighter Co., and Chinese subscriptions included $1,000 each from the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and the Tai Hang Rubber Factory, and a similar sum from Mr. Foo Kam. The many smaller sub- scriptions totalled A substantial amount, and it can ogain
be emphasised that every dollar counts. As H. E. the Acting Governor said in his broadcast appeal, nobody need be deterred by being unable to send a large amount.
"I saw one complete molorised column advancing at 40 miles per hour, including their field kitchens," he declared: sident Roosevelt who, he said, had The Tal Tiang Rubber Factory
M. Baudouin paid tribute to Pre-
assist France.
The latest list of subscriptions is us follows; Mr. W. M. Brown Memra. Philboin, & Co.
Mr. Yau Kiam Fe James Yall & Co.,
House would forgive him if he of Commons that the first 3,000 done his utmost 10 colonial question fr. & Mr. T. V. N. Fortescue
exercised reasonable care.
"The year under review was an exceptionally lean one due to the perafstently low price of Lead cou- pled with the increased cost materials due to war conditions and also Operations were exchange,
Mr. Morrison emphashed that he somewhat hampered by recurrent took over a running concern and it political trouble on the Border but
was not for him to say whether the continuous operations was neverthe-lay-out of the department was right less maintained.
or wrong. It was not his lay-out,
"You will note that we have again written off a very large amount in depreciation-i.e, over half a million dollars. This la based on reserves at the end of the year. These reserves were exceptionally low due to the fact that we did not consider it ad- visable to go in for extensive deve- topment with the existing low price of lead. As you will note, however, from Nielson & Company's report
bodies new additional ore
been have found during the normal working and these are turning out very well in- deed. Last month's production of 040.25 dry tons 5404 short dry tons was a record high and there is every prospect that this level can be maine tained.
New Smelter
"Our present stock of Lead Con- centrates amounts to approximately 7,000 tons-five thousand tons of which has been sold to the British Government.
Some Of The Increases Moreover there were decisions in policy which vitally affected supply, Mr. Morrison announced that the increase in the output of cruiser and infantry tanks for June, compared with April, was 115 per cent. and carrlers 64 per cent,
In a wide range of guns, the in- crease ranged from about 50 per cent. in two in two items up to as much as 228 per cent. for another item.
Smail arms output showed in- creases ranging between 40 and 180
The output of ammunitions of various kinds showed an increase
per cent.
is
He added that thỏ
1 being reserved for the peace trenty and added: "we have kucceeded in
the French air force from
British children being sent to Canada for the duration of the war will arrive in mid-July.
proventing Additional groups will arrive at falling into the hands of Germany, nve-day intervale until July 25.
Mr. Crerar said the British Govern-ence American planes will not be
honded over to Germany." ment had been unable, up to now, to
No Peace Jestimate the total number coming to
M. Baudouin said no peace negotia- Canada, but he felt that it would
ilons reach "very large dimensions,"
can be started now. "Peace will be the subject of new negotiations eventually and no can predict now the sacrifices the con- ce will definitely impose clusion of
Earlier to-day, Mr. Crerar conferred with provincial ministers to consider plang "for
expanded move- greatly ment should It become necessary."
Roady For Any Number Mr. Crerar suld Canada was pre- pared to receive any number of British children.
Negotiations
I on our county" he said,
one
He expressed the hope that the and difference between the French Italian people will end even before a definite document adjusts the ques- tion,
The initial number the Dominion had agreed to take was 10,000, but the number was not limited in any days which have just passed the He also said that during the trying way.
| Spanish Government "has lent ua pre-
He added that the Canadian dous ald which we will not forget" ranging between 35 and 420 per cent. Government was urging, through the and that the terms of the armistice (Chicers)
Dominion High Commissioner in Lon-virtually isolated France by suppress- don, that Britain should release funds
broadcasts, Including themselves in Canada. for refugees who could not supporting all radio
news items.
the
Tribute To Workers Mr. Morrison did not claim credit for this "encouraging spurt of during these critical production weeks.'
A Dominion-wide organisation was
He said he anticipated that a modus
transmitted.
be
It was due to the spurt at established to supervise the distribu-vivendi will be negotiated to allow the Ministry and particularly to the ten of children which will be carried press reports to continue to fine response made by the working out by provincial welfare bureaux. people to the appeals of Ministers.
"I give one instance of the new
I spirit. On June 19 millons of a certain weapon. Already the output has reached 250,000 a week, namely, between four
gave orders for neatly
ANOTHER RAID ON CHUNGKING
JAPANESE WARPLANES carried)
"The Smelter at the Mine is now practically complete and we hope to bo pouring lead within the next few days, We do not anticipate any diffipl culty in disposing of our entire smelter output locally at a remunera- tive price.
"We
are now negotiating with a Chinese concern who wish to con- and five times the previous production out their seventeenth air raid on tract with
and that output will us for treatment of the smeiter gasea from which they will Mr. Morrison added that fun-Chunghting yesterday.
A Japanese communique claims damental changes in production had that "military constructions" in the extract Sulphurle Acid. We will se- cure a royalty on the gross. output
been carried through both in regard
The western suburbs were bombed. and they will provide all the neces sury finance.
"As existing conditions should tend to increase the price very materially the outlook is very much brighter."
Mr. Stark then read the Auditor's Report and proposed the adoption of
the Report and Accounts,
This was seconded by Mr. L. J. Coote and carried unanimously.
Other Business
grow.
had
Bombs were dropped in the Fow- tukwan sector.
to machine tools and tanks. truth about tanks was that there been no clarification of what tanks
A "United Press" message stated had been wanted. The argument could not go on for ever. It was now thot the Japanese planes bombed arranged for the requirements to be the National Central University, ten notified definitely with all possible miles north of Chungking. speed through one focal
Without The
Frill
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100 Planes in Raid CHUNGKING, June 28 (Reuter) In the meantime they were concen-Over 100 Japanese bombers in three trating on the greatest possible out-groups ralded the western outskirts The re-election of Mesara. Gee. T. put of those tanks which proved to of Chungking at noon yesterday.
Several fires were started in the Scholey and David Wal Kwok Aube satisfactory without worrying as Directors was proposed by Mr. about
over-claboration of design suburbs but no bombs landed in the
city, L. J. Coole, seconded by Mr. F. L. frills and fancy pleces that were not Lam and carried unanimously.
vital.
On the proposal of Mr. F. L. Lam, Sume machine tool production had
seconded by Mr. L. D. Purves, Increased by 50 per cent. Some BRITAIN IS THE
Messrs. T. A. Martin and Company 80,000 machine tools per annum were were re-elected us Auditors.
mude being
were
all available from
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NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuter) -
RUSSIAN TROOPS
MARCH
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4.--The naval base at Tulcea, on the north bank of the Danube, to De ceded;
5.-The
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of Bucharest, to be eeded. Bucharest-Radio announced at 8.30 p.m. (2.30 am. H.KT.) that the Rumanian
Crown Council has de- to discuss the cided to
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DAYLIGHT RAID
ON GERMANY
FROM PAGE ONE
Langehagen, near Hanover, were also bombed,
Attacks were made on an oil re- finery at Cologne and exposed far- forles si Ludwigshafen, near Manu- heim.
and Marshalling yards junctions AL Osnabruck, Hamm, and Boest were hit.
rallway Rheydt,
Other bombers attacked the docks, lock-gates and bridges at Willem- soord and Gnemulden in Holland.
Two of our bombers are missing.
Daylight Raids
To-day our bombers again raided Germany in the daylight.
An oli refinery at Misburg, near A Rumanian delegation is pre-Hanover, was hit and fires were
meet pared to
the Soviet presentatives at a time and place to be nominated by Russia
7 RAIDS ON MALTA
FROM PAGE ONE
re-
Those present at the meeting in- sources. cluded Mesars. Chas. C. Stark (in £3,000,000 worth of machine tools "We will have no more choice be the Chair), L. J. Coote (representing ordered by us for France from the tween peace and war than had Nor- the sea and on uninhabited and non- Messra.
sara. Nielson and Company, Inc.), United States and Canada would be way, Belgium or Holland should military areas. F. L. Lam, L. D. Purves, T. A. Mar- diverted to us.
Britain be decisively beaten," de- Un and R. M. Baldridge (General
The
war material position was
Kenya Raids Superintendent of the Hongitong broadly sailsfactory, Very big orders Clared Mr. Herbert Lehman, the
NAIROBI, June 27 (Reuter) —An Mines),
placed in America and
cise Governor of New York, in a speech official communique Issued to-day where for raw material. It was bet. The only reason we have been attacked the British at Moyale on stated that three aircraft yesterday ter to have too much than risk bar safo in the past is because we had the borders of Kenya and Abyssinia. British Bombs Oning too de
the protection of the great fleet of Possiblo Siogo
Fifteen bombs were dropped but four friendly slster in democracy, there was no damage or casualties, Switzerland
"We must face possible siege con- Great Britain."
Two planes were attacked at Wall ditions," he sold.
to-day when again 15 bombs were dropped without damage or casual-
BERNE, June 27 (Reuter) --The British Government has expressed regret to the Swiss Government and has offered to pay full compensation for the damage caused when bombs were accidentally dropped at Geneva and Renens, near Lausanne, on the night of June 11 and 12, aintes the Swiss telegraphic agency.
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Other bombers attacked oil re fineries at Bremen and a factory al Salzbergen.
All our aircraft returned safely. This morning our fighter patrois over France attacked two enemy alr- craft. One of the enemy planes was destroyed.
Four members of the crew of a Heinkel bomber, that participated in
raids on Great Britain last night, were landed at an east coast port to-
Thla confrms that three enemy bombers were destroyed in these operations. The fourth is known to have been seriously damaged.
Pictures Tell Story indication of the work done by the LONDON, June 27 (Reuter).-Some
which appeared in the British press RAF. Was given by photographs 10-day.
RED INFLUENCE three bombs dropping on marshalling
IN LITHUANIA
Imports of munitions from the Em-view so that they were prepared for pire and United States were grow-offensive as well as defensive action.
One picture shows 10 bombs drop- ing. Canada Was vigorously co- Immediately after Mr. Morrison's ties.
ping on oil tanks at Mulheim, near operating with us.
speech, the House of Commons went
Cologne, A second picture shows Orders to the value of nearly 25,- into a secret session. 000,000 were placed in the last few More And More Planes
yards at the important railway junc- weeks.
LONDON, June 27 (Reuter)—This
tion at Hamm, Australlu had sent large quantities evening, Mr. Herbert Marrison gave a
A third picture was taken
by a of small arms and munitions from broadcast which was similar to his SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”* young Canadian pilot of the Fleet her own stocks, including bombs, statements given in the House of KOVNO, June 27 (UP) ~~The in-Air Arm. It shows » German gun sholls and fuses.
Commons.
fluence of Soviet Russin in Lithuanie emplacement near Calals. Clouds of The whole surplus capacity of He sold that besides all
smoke show where one con-is becoming increasingly evident.
bomb fell India had been taken up, and the signments of planes and ammunition
Tiesn
the Lithuanion Com-between the emplacement and the Indian Government was now bring-we had drawn and were drawing munist Party's official organ, de- cliffs. The second bomb hit the gun. ing into production various private from stock in American aerodromes clares to-day that Communism is Even the Germans admit that the Arms.
fand arsenals, we were receiving now the country's only legal Party, R.AF. are doing a lot of work. An Very big things were being done in steady and increasing stream of There is no longer room, says the announcement. from Berlin stated excellent spirit engines of war, particularly aircraft paper, for the Catholic Party and the that 371 bombs were dropped on made in American plants to our goal of all Lithuanians must be to German, territory in one night alone. orders.
India and a most existed thero.
American Co-operation
the
Lord Beaverbrook told him our The requirements from America orders brought into the service of fell into two classes.
Britain's war machine every leading "The urgent and immediate re-aircraft frm in the United States, quirements are being bought, in many The machines included the famous cases from stocks including flold Hudson - Lockheed bomber, the glasses, Thomson guns, magazines Douglas Brewster fighter, training and ammunitions, together with rifles planes and a large number of Bying and machine-guns.
boats besides Northrop bombers and "For our long term needs, we are Curtiss fighters which had recently obtaining wherever we can, suftuble been released to us,
existing weapons in America with Tremendous Acquisition
all possible speed,
"I have to thank
tho American
transform the country into a Soviet Republic.
Lithuania is now under the "pro- tection" of Soviet Russia.
Another French Minister Resigns
340 ALIENS RELEASED
LONDON, Juno 27 (Router),- Since September last, 340 aliena have been released from internment, Sir John Anderson (Home Secretary) revealed to-day.
These were mostly young people (who have been allowed to return to of from 10 to 17 years of age, suns
and technicians their convents) needed for work of national import-
present being detained in this coun- About 760 British citizens are ut
Dolanco Regulations
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BELGRADE, June 28 (UP) The French Minister to Yugo-Slavia. M. Brugers, has telegraphed his resigna Lord Beaverbrook had said that the tion to the Bordeaux Government. great growing orders that had been authorities for their ready co-opera-placed would
M. Bruges does not announce the mean a tremendous reason for his resignation, but it is tion in the matter.
ance. acquisition to our Oghting strength understood that he feels that he is shall need "We
also very large rein the near future and would also unable to work for the Bordeaux quiremente in respect of machine tools mein that there, would have been Government. and in connection with the tank and built on our initiative, a great air-
up.
It will be recalled that the French gun programme. These aro being craft producing industry in the United Ambasador to London resigned for dealt with by the, Purchasing. Com- mission in Americo, 'n highly-equipped States.
body having appropriate contact In
Besides planes, added. Mr. Morri-
the same reason yesterday.
try
FOREIGN SHIPS Secretary announced that so far 750
MAY BE SEIZED
LONDON, June 27 (UP)-In the House of Commons to-day the Heme
British and French subjects have been Interned under the Defence Re- gulations.
the United States and acting in con- son, many thousands of Aero engines junction with the Government of the were ordered from America in the United States.
|autumn and many more thousands "We must proceed to a long term were order recently. programme in the United States, Mr. Morrison concluded by em- ́SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH": It was also revealed that the which means that there must be phasising the need to "steel our hearts
WASHINGTON, June 27 (UP) ~~polies for the last few days have co-operation with our Purchasing and blunt the edge of that weapon of President Roosevelt to-day issued a been rounding up Class "C" Germans
terror which is so persistently and
proclamation empowering United and, Austrians, throughout the count. many has never yet beaten's country foreign or domestic vessels in Urited from all restrictions. For the next few months, his and eaten away from within. They
which they have not at arst weakened States ports of the Canal Zone, atone 600 have been detained in o Ministry would concentrate quite pro will never bent a country which they this may apply to the French Liner Up to the present 04,000 Class "C"
Unomieally is conceived that special internment comp.. perly on Immediate production, but they were not forgetting the longer cannot 'intimidate,
and Normandie.
enemy allens have been at large. corrupt."
Commission for certain · necessary eliberately used against W6. Ger-States Customs collectors to seize try who have heretofore been exempt
adaplations to American industry."
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