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Dramatic Espionage Case Ends
PRISON SENTENCE FOR WOMAN
SPY
LONDON, July 2 (Router).—Mrs. Marle Louisa Augusta Ingram, 12 years of age, said to be the wife of an RA.F. Sergeant, was sentenced at the Old Balley to-day to ten years' penal servitude.
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She was found guilty of cons-¡
piring to contravene the Defence ITALY'S
Regulations and doing an act
calculated to assist the enemy BIG NAVAL
She was found not guilty of
conspiring to obtain blue prints. LOSSES
Stiff Sentenco
Four More U-Boats
Wiliam Switt, 57, was sentenced to 14 years' penal servitude for cons- piracy: communicating with Mrs. named Ingran; inelling a man Kashleigh to join the local Defence Volunteers in order to obtain arms for the protection of enemy invaders, and with endeavouring to cause disaffec-Four more Italian submarines
tion in the King's services.
A
third accused, Archibald Watts, 40, was found not guilty on all coun1 At the first hearing in May it wa stated that Mrs. Ingram was believed to have been born in Germany of
She was
And A Destroyer LONDON, July 2 (Reuter).-
have been sunk in the eastern Mediterranean, bringing Italy's submarine losses since she entered the war up to 13.
Two bases in Africa and oil German parents and to have express tanks in Sicily have been bombed ed. her hatred of Britain. said to be a sister-in-law of a Stoff while British troops have made Officer serving with the German High successful raids Command. She was alleged to have Africa. tried to obtain information about tanks and men.
Nazi Claims
In France Death Of General Speck Admitted
0310
on
Last Week's "Bag"
Italian
Mr. Arthur Greenwood, British Labourlie and deputy leader of
since Opposition party
1035, riven position in Prime Minister Winston Churchill's new cabinet an Minister Without Torifollo.
A Minute Wasted
Is A Life Sacrificed
A naval communique states that between last Thursday and Sunday British naval forces sank four sub- marines in addition to the Halfan destroyer Mp
Espero. There were 44 survivors from the Espero, and it belleved that there were some from bench or desk we sacrifice a
the submariacs.
ร
"IF we waste a minute at our
life."
FOR POST OFFICE
NEW DEMAND
CABINET PURGE
LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)—A National Union of Railway- men's Conference at Morecambe unanimously carried a resolution requesting that Cabinet Minister and other persons in high office associated with the previous government's policy of appeasement should be immediately removed from office.
The resolution pledged con-, tinuous
thei resistance to attempts to crush democracy until a just and lasting peace is nchieved,
Greatest Danger
The mover of the resolution, Mr. A. H. Palon, of Edinburgh, said that all Hitler's triumphs had been due to political weakness leading to of mazing and incredible acta treason and treachery. What he most
the
but
5 KILLED BY BOMB
Air Raid Tragedy In Northeast England LONDON, July 2 (Reuter).
Small Packet Post to all countries suspended.
OUTWARD MAIL TIMES Registered and Parcel Mall are sosed 15 minutes earlier than the ime given below unless otherwise stated, and where mails are advertin
re-
ed to close at or before 9 am gistered and parcel mails are closed it 5 p.m. on the previous day. When mali are advertised to close after
5 pm. Registered and Parcel mails
re closed at 5 pm.
INWARD MAILS
BANKS
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Air Mail by "Air France Airwaya Batavia
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Shanghai and Amoy
.July 3. Bombay
Calcula
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Karachi
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July 3,
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July 3,
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July 3. Canten
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Madra
Tongkah
Manila
(Bhuket)
Medan
Tsingtao
New York - Yokohama Pelsing
Cawnpore Ber- Colombo
Delhi
Swntowperial Airwad er- Colon
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Canton
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(Puxing) Penang
feared to-day was not the might of Five persons were reported
Air Force German
ใน killed and many injured, includ. Canada, USA., Japan and Shang-Hamburg
Hankow mechanised army, our with
hal-(Vancouver B.C., 15th June) FOREIGN EXCHANGE and Genera column and men who are still in ing seven children, when a bomb
July 4 Banking Business transacted. town in north-east positions of power and ought to have fell on a
.July 4.
CURRENT_ACCOUNTS, opened, and the time the been removed at
England to-night.
Formosa, Amoy and Swatow July 4. FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year
July 4. or shorter perioda in Local or Other Cur Government was reconstituted.
Houses and a school were Japan and Shanghal ......
**) ** rencies at cales which will be quoted on Mr. Paton said he wanted to see
U.S.A. and Manila-(San Francisco application, these men in position where they damaged.
11th June)
July 4.
SAVINGS ACCOUNTS also aposted in could not possibly betray this country
So far as is known only one Bangkok and Saigon
July 5. Local Currency and Sterling with interess July D. raider appeared over the town Shanghal
July 5. allowed as races obtainable on application The Bank's Head Often in London July undertakes Executor & Trustee busines and it dropped only one bomb. Shanghal
July 0. and claims recovery of British. EncOTAS July 7. Tax overpaid, on terms which may be July ascertained at any of its Agencies and July Uranches.
B. A CAMDGE, .July 7.
in the way Marshal Petain betrayed
France.
injured received prompt treat-
hnd
Manila
Evacuationment at the casualty clearing station, Sandakan
Of Children
Detailed Statement Given In Commons LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)-Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Under-Secret-
A.R.P.
offers of asalstance,
many Shanghai
The population remained calm..
H.K. Stock Market
were
The following quotations Children's Overseas raued on the Hongkong Stock Mar-
the House of foot this morning.
Of the nine Italian submarines That was the message which ary for the Dominions, Initiated a known to have been sink before this Mr. Herbert Morrison, the new discussion on the work of the newly- communique was issurd, Ave were Minister of Supply, sent recent- inaugurated sunk by the East Indian stallon in the Red Sea off Italian Somalland. ly to all members of his Minis-Reception Board In
Commons to-dayı
Mr. Shakespeare said the dimeult Italy came into the war with about try and to all arms workers- 120, and is now probably wondering from senior officers and manag-problem was, which children would sweeper-up not be sent to the Dominions. "They where she can get reinforcements for ing directors to those still in action at the far end and last-joined apprentice fitter have asked for a cross section of
in the smallest arms factory."
of the Suez Canal.
PALESTINIANS
JOIN COLOURS
"
the
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" BERLIN, July 2 (UP). The German High Command, assert- ing that there remains now "but
normal fit children and we shall send them according to that plan," he said. enemy-England" to-day
"The hour is critical. The nation's reviewed what is described as an
Approved Quotas
cent of "Seventy-five per nect is great," he said. "unparalleled victory" in France
Your functions are different, but chlidren in England and Wales will which, the official publication
the call upon you is the same. The come from grant-aided schools and said, had provoked "world ad.
JERUSALEM, July 2 (Router)-lives of our sons and brothers, our the remainder from other sources. miration, amazement or fright." Palestinians and other residents, in-own future as free men and women. In Scotland 40 of each 50 will come "The greatest campaign of all-time luding nationals of Allied-belligerent and the peace-and-civilisation of the from what is called local education has ended after six weeks, with the Powers are responding in large num-whole world depend on the effort we authority schools and one from other German bers.to the Army and R.A.F. recruit- make now to produce arms and win schools. greatest victory for the Forces," it added.
campaign.
You know that.
"These quotas follow roughly the This announcement was made in a
proportions of children existing in Crowds of Arabs and Jews, after
"Work Harder" special communique claiming that reading the street posters printed in
"There is no ground for the con- "I will speak still more plainly to the respective kinds of schools. Germany started the western often-English, Arabic and Hebrew, pre sive with fewer divisions than the queueing up at the recruiting offices, you. If we waste a minute at our stant reiteration by German propa- enemy possessed.
where it is anticipated that enrol desk or beach, we sacrifice a life, ganda that benefits of the scheme go The High C Command sald that the
of the various units will If we put our personal rest, or case, exclusively to the rich. We have
applications or comfort, before the needs of our received hitherto German casualties were slight com speedily fill the quotas required,
Job, we increase the risk to our own England and Wales in respect of over pared with those of the Great War and placed the total number of
and our family's future.
50,000 children. casualties killed, missing wounded--since Muy 10 at 156,492. Among those killed Is General Ritter von Speck,
ing
ments
and British Bombs Kill
91 Say Italians
the war.
Offers For 20,000
"I am in touch with the American Ambassador on the application of the scheme to America but I am not
a position to make
have received from
"If we let private interest weigh with us, if we let personal feelings sway us, if we allow ourselves to be LONDON, July 2 (Reuter) governed, by any motive whatever, Ninety-one clvillans were killed and except the sole and single one of de- yot 392 wounded as the result of enemy termination to win this war, we are announcement.
"We action between June 11 and June 30, helping Hitler and his Nazis. lost:according to an officia) Italian an-
The communique claims the follow In losses:
Prisoners: 1,000,000.
Airplanes destroyed 782.
Noval and merchant shipping nearly 800,000 tons.
In addition, France's entire slock of heavy artillery has been captured.
WAR SITUATION
STATEMENT LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)-Mr.j the House of Commons to-day, said the Prime Minister would make a statement on the war situation s soon as possible, but he was not in a position to indicate the likely date. Mr. Churchill was most anxious to give all information at the earliest lime, but the House would realise that he must be the judge of when it was in the public interest, to make a public statement.
Clement Attlee, Lord Privy Seal, in
Countering Nazi Propaganda
LONDON, July 2 (Reuler)-In
the House of Commons to-day a suggestion was made that to counter-
nouncement.
In
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July 3, 5.00 .. .July 3, 7.00 p.m.
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.5% n. Straits 281, n.
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Enst Asia $.
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.79 n. Shanghai and parcels
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Authorised Capital Subscribed Capital Paid-up Capital ***** Noservé Tund and Rest
BANKERS:
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for Howrah
Ipoh
10.30a.m.
.12.30 p.m.
Every
3.30 p.m.
Janu
Kuantan
Kandy Karachi
Kola Ditaru Kuala Lipi
Madras
New York
Penang
Rangoon
Shanghai
Simin
Kuala Lumpur Singapore Kuala Trengganu
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description of Banking and
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218. Shanghai (Parcels only)...1.00 pm. Exchange Business transacted, .315 n. Manil
H.K. Fire $.
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"I can do nothing without the sup-Dominions offers in respect of 20,000 the dead 77 are stated to have port, the loyalty, the solidarity of children and we shall proceed to been killed by bombs, four by anil you all. You have worked hard and select and send that number over-
steadfastly. Work harder stili. aircraft shell splinters, eight during
"I appent to you, in the name of enemy naval operations, and two by our country, of everything and every
artillery. enemy
Enemy bombs were responsible for person you hold most dear-give of
your very utmost. wounding 339 people.
Building Societies Funds Controlled
LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)—The Treasury announces that a defence regulation had been made authorising bulking societies to require six months notice for withdrawals, of shares and deposits.
At present, there is a considerable diversity of rules on this point among
"Everything that I can do to ex- tend the scope of the arms drive, and to enable you to work to the utmost advantage, 1'will do.
"Work at war speed!"
FIRST WAR V.C. HERO
the nocletics and the object of the King Decorates Widow regulation is to secure uniformity in
Of Capt. Warburton Lee the societies powers.
Free Lending To Government
London, July. 2.
Nazis Meet Opposition
Unrest Growing In Holland
(Reuter)
from
LONDON, July 2 Reports have been received Holland showing that the Germans are coming up against the Indepen- dent spirit of the Dutch in their persistent attempts to win over the population to the German side,
It is learned that
the Germans
have found it necessary to relieve
pl
the Burgomaster of The Hague offee and they have suspended two of Dutch newspapers for two weeks, Mrs. Warburton Lee, widow
No reason is given for the dismissal Captain Bernard Warburton Lee, went with her 14 year old son to of the Burgomaster but the offeini Buckingham Palace to-day and re-explanation for the suspension of LONDON, July 2 (Reuter)-Sir celved from the King the decoration the newspapers says: "The news
maintained act enemy propaganda in France, aerial distribution throughout that Kingsley Wood, Chancellor of the of the Victoria Cross posthumously papers systematically country of appropriate leatiets should Exchequer, stated in the House of awarded to her husband for his gal-on, unfriendly attitude towards
this lantry in the first battle of Narvik. German occupiere and have been be undertaken, assuring the French Commons fo-day that up to
He was in command of the folilla unable to cease their one-sided pro- of British sympathy and determina-morning offers of £6,760,080 had
been made to the Government free of five destroyers which he led up Paganda in favour of their friends." tion to fight for their freedom.
Mr. Harold Nicolson, Parliamentary of Interest during the war. Secretary to the Ministry of Informa tion, suld the suggestion was under consideration 'but he was not in a position to make.a statement on the. subject at present.
Various other offers moreover had been indicated to him,
scas as quickly as possible.
-American
Somaliland War Communique
„CAIRO," July
12
(Router),
the Fjord in heavy snowstormg-dr- riving off Narvik just after day-
break. He took the enemy com-
plately by surprise and made three
successful attacks on warships and
merchantmen in harbour.
On the flotilla withdrawing. Ava
the
NEW G.O.C. FOR WEST AFRICA
•
LONDON, July 2 (Router)~Lleut, enemy destroyers of superter Fun General G. J. Giffard, General Officer power wero encountered and en- Commanding British Forces in Pales- "Even including: the
wounded by shell wiilch hit Hardy's General Officer Commanding West scheme, the total offers of homes for AGHQ communique states: Ingaged. The captain was mertally tine and Trans-Jordan, is appointed children in the Dominions or United Somaliland our patrols made a suc bridge. His last signal was "Con- Africa. en 24VA
to engage the' (enemy la This new appointment and Com- States must apply to only a very cessful rald on Buramo. There is unve
months, sthall proportion of our children." nothing to report on other fronts," British Wireloss.
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