DONALD DUCK
I WOULDN'T TIE UP THERE
IF I WERE YOU, MATE!
OH, YEAH? THIS'S A
PUBLIC DOCK AND I'LL
TIE UP HERE ANY TIME I FEEL LIKE
BETTER HURRY, SON, Y' ONLY GOT AN HOUR!
Peace Pledge Union Defence
EVIDENCE in their de fence was given at Bow Street recently by officials of the Peace Pledge Union.
They are charged under the Defence (General) Re- gulations with endeavouring to cause among persons in his Majesty's service dis- affection likely to lead to breaches of their duty.
The defendants, who pleaded not guilty, were:
Alexander Wood, university lec turer at Cambridge, and chairman of the National Council and Executive Committee of the Union; Morris Rowntree, national treasurer; Stuart
John Morris, national secretary; Bar-
Road, clay, of Ellerton S.W, national group organiser at Wandsworth; Ronald Henry Smith, of Courtral Rend, S.E, group leader of the Forest Hill branch, and Sidney Todd,
of Bodicote, Oxford, a schoolmaster and a group leader.
5-23
Saturday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
OH, YEAH
THREE, HOURS! THAT'LL SHOW
HIMI G KNOW MY RIGHTS!
HI, WISE GUY! THREE HOURS, AND IT'S STILL TIED UP!
WELL, NOT EXACTLY, SON---I THINK I'D SAY IT'S-
STUDENTS WROTE "HEIL HITLER," GAOLED
"I AM A FASCIST"
ARTHUR FOWDEN, 38, of Chorlton-cum- Medlock, Manchester, was remanded in custody at Manchester recently on a charge of possessing firearms without a per- mit.
A detective said he found nine rounds of am- munition in a cupboard.
He questioned Fowden, who, he alleged, replied:
"You have put it there. I suppose this is because I am a Fasciat."
Put Label In Kiosk
"Drunk" Plea Fails To
Save Youth Of 17
- THREE STUDENTS, ONE AGED 17, PAINTED - SWASTIKAS AND THE WORDS "HEIL HITLER" ON WALLS AT NEWNHAM, CAMBRIDGE.
Recently, at Cambridge, they were sent to prison. There were eight charges of wilful damage against Brian Patrick Essay, aged 17, student of the London School of Economics, evacuated to Cambridge; Rusi Dhondy, aged 22, Queen's College undergraduate; and Jean Charles Taupin, aged 23, Belgian student, London School of Economics. Dhondy and Taupin were sent
to prison for two months on each of three charges. Essay for a month on each of three, all sentonces to run ́ consecu- tively.
They were alleged to have damaged
✦✦✦ shops, a car, the walls and gateway
PROPERTY and literature' found among his belongings
the
"Horribly Worried" Dhondy, it was said, was
Fascists Had Army Uniform
July 13, 1940,
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The Rent Problem
To The Editor.
The "Hongkong Telegraph."
SOUTHWARD DRIVE
The Shanghal Bureau of the United Pross yesterday quoted :-
Sir,From about 1034 to July 1937, Landlords in Hongkong and Kowloon had a very lean time of it and were glad to accept anything in the way of rental and were entirely at the mercy of tenants then came the Japanese invasion of Chino and refugees pour- ed into the Colony, rents soared high -the scene was changed-then there
- Preliminarica have already begun, declares the informant, was a big hue and ery by everybody, with the recent friction concerning the Marines Incident in including the Press, about landlord-Shanghat and the dissatisfaction at the Burma Road Note reply.
a usually reliable Japanese source as declaring that the Japanese Army had finally persunded the Navy to join a campaign for vigorous southward expansion embracing an intensified blockade of Hongkong looking toward Its Eventûal occupation, armed occupancy of Indo-China, the taking over of foreign.concessions and penetration of Borneo and the East Indies,
profiteering, till finally Government were forced to pass the Evictions Ordinance,
which
the protected tenants to almost an unfair degree. Now the scene changes gal tenants vacating premises, in many cuses without even giving the months notice required by low-tenants who do not vacate point the pistol at the landlords heads "Reduce my ront
or I quit" sort of Immediately -the public agitating for.
can
LOO
Mr. Arita, Japanese Foreign Minister, saw Sir Robert Craigie, British Ambassador, ngain yesterday in connection with the Burma Road Note. No decision was announced but it was stated that satisfactory progress had been made,
`·
British authorities in Shanghai đeny that notifications have been issued advising British women and children to prepare for - evacuation.
A further meeting between Amerlenn and Japanese army officials was held in Shanghai yesterday after the Japanese had described Col. Peck's reply to the Japanese protest as rather beside the mark. According to the Japanese they explained the actual circumstances of Sunday's incident to the Americans,
Shanghal, July 12. With France under the Nazi heel, A usually reliable Japanese bluft over the Indo-China railway to-day that the has succeeded, but it seems to have source asserted Navy had accepted the Army's failed with British over the Burma programme for a vigorous south road, while at Shanghai American
feeling
13 ΣΟΥΡ being tested. ward expansion, even to the paint Washington is watching with keen of risking collision with American interest Japan's next move, as it is and British interest
expected that bluff will fail both with Britain and America,
1
legislate so that leases ment to be terminated owing to the present state of emergency, and so we go on.
If British justice is all that
It claims to be and if the Press stands for
it fairplay and square dealing, is much to ask utat something should of Newnham College, and two girl
now be done to protect the landlords, Who are not responsible for the students' bicycles. All plended gulity.
evacuation any more than the tenants Bench The defence asked
Two members of the Imperial | are,
During the latter part of 1937 when League to ignore the very serious political Fascist
were each significance of the escapade and to sentenced to six months hard people were clamouring for houses
at any labour by Mr. W. J. H. leases at depression rentals did not iny price, tenants who then had
The Navy le reported to have -Say Police treat it as a drunken freak.
Broderick, the Clerkenwell ma-ngitate for lensoe to be terminated agreed to the taking over of for- gistrate, recently, for detaining nor did they offer to pay normal eign concessions in China, an in- were the grounds on which the dian, Ifa Tripos exam finished, he equipment and clothing.
an In-and making away with military rentals, but just sat tight and chuck- tensifed blockade of Hongkong led at their good fortune. If a lease looking towards ita eventual oc- was binding then, surely it is equally cupation, armed occupancy of Indo Meaning Of The Poster
police opposed bail for a de- became violently drunk, when he
A China and Wood, Rowntree, Morris and Bar-fendant at Westminster Police committed the offences.
They were Anthony William Git-binding now-is British law
the penetration of clay were also summoned for having Court recently.
tens, aged 34. described as a food flexible that it can be changed at Borneo. and the Netherlands Enst Taupin had left wife and under their control documents of such
Indics. two chemist. of Haverstock-hill, The man, William Saxon Steer, children in Brussels. Since the in- George Reginald Yales, a 29-years-
I understand that some Landlords nature that their
According to the source approach- a 42-years-old violinist, of Child's-vasion, he had been "horribly wor-aid clerk, of Lawford-road, Kentish have already reduced rentals because ed, preliminaries have already been street, S.W, who was charged with ried," and had given way to drink.
Town.
the wives and/or families have been amxing a label inside a telephone
evacuated. Perhaps, Mr. Editor, you tion in Shanghai and by dissatisfac- the scenes of those adventures and started with the building up of frie- find a more powerful fleet between Mr. Edward Clayton, for the can tell us whether the maintenance fun with the Indo-China adjustments the Japanese Navy's far away bases Director of Public Prosecutions, sald of
of the evacuees F being borne that detectives who were keeping tirely by the Government, or ibute toon in order to judge American j
and the Burma Road controversy. In Japan, for the Stars and Stripes Dre the The Marine Incident was a trial bal- still fly in the Philippines, watch on the headquarters of the husbands being made to
Finally It has been made clear by League at Crogslandroad, Chalk Farm, towards this expense, which, after onion
the Department of Slate that the asked the men to account for the all, would be quite a fair thing
since
Further
mover, sald the source, statement by President Roosevelt's contents of a parcel which they were
Monroe Doctrine carrying.
I think the reduction in ronts should could be expected when the new Secretary on the
Cabinet had been organised, when last week-end was a
statement on Deserter's Uniform be controlled by the Government on stronger policies would be adopted policy, whereas statement
the basis of whether husbands are The Navy had
Amb embers of his Majesty's ser vice would constitute a contravention of the Regulations,
klosk without permission, was uccord-:
At the last hearing the Attorneyingly remanded in custody. General (Sir Donald Somervell) said the prosecution was based on a poster -issued by the Peace Pledge Unlon, which read: "War will cesse when men refuse to fight. What are you going to
to do about it?"
Sir Robert Dummett, the magis- irate, referring to the poster, said: "Quite frankly, I cannot conceive of anybody thinking for one moment that the poster äld not mean that soldiers.should. refuse to fight".
Inappropriate
Alexander Wood, the first dic- fendant, giving evidence, sald ho thought the poster was inappropriate at the present moment. He would be prepared to press for its with- drawal.
Mr. Rowntree said he was a mem- ber of the Society of Friends. He hind no intention of persuading sol- 'dlers to an attitude of disaffection. The poster was clumsy and he would not wish to put it forward.
He felt himself that the only con- dition under which men could right- ly lay down their arms was the conviction that it was the better way to deal with Injustice thun by violent
methods.
Quislings Not All Men With A Past
A man's previous good character is not proct that he is not a FHOL Columnist, said Sir Gervais Rentoul, the West London magistrate, recently. "We know from bitter experience," said Sir Gervais, "that people with good characters can suddenly turn out to be unreliable and disloyal."
Before
couri -the
Wilfred James Chambers,
a clerk cm- Control ployed by Fulham Food Committee, who was bound over on n charge of being in possession of a gas gun and three live cartridges.
The gun, the size of a fountain pen, was capable of discharging gas
or ammonia.
was
In Essay joined the others the drinking bout.
29 ALIEN NURSES ARE INTERNED
From One Hospital
TWENTY-NINE nurses from the German Hospital. Dalston, London, E., have been sent to internment camps at Port Erin, Isle of Man. They will probably be allowed to continue work -nursing other aliens. Forty detectives arrived at the hospital without warning to make the arreat.
BEATING NAZIS IN DIVING SUITS
and
it provides safety for their families.
They tried to break away and there contributing towards the maintenance
member of the league.
For the defence, it was stated that the uniform and equipment had been left at the league's premises by the deserter,
The
swing Government is in a position to gain long-sought objectives. decide whether or not a man is in
capi
Naval Position With the German fleet still in port and Italy's running for cover, American battle fleet teaving the there is litle Bkelihood of the vicinity of Hawali, Strategical ex- perts point out that if the Japanese
goes adventuring etherlands East Indies and Malaya,
the
the
was a struggle, but eventually the of their wives and/or families. Un-the Army's suggestion rejected! Mr. Cordell Hull last Friday was
for attacks definitely United States policy.
In his statement Mr. Cordell Hull parcel was found to contain the unl-der the Evictions Ordinance the in on the Indies and Indo-China, butj
the Army had finally convinced it declared there has been no recession form and equipment of a dezerter crease of rentals was Axed by Govthat the southward he would from the American position that any
from the Scots Guards, who was a crnment and the reduction could, be
of-ansfer of territory in the Western Axed toirty
from ong European in the same way. With precipitale Chiang
With tulation. Meanwhile, they would be Hemisphere the War Tax Returns now in full taking advantage of the situation to Power to ahollier would not ha tolerated. The Monroe Doctrine had, (Continued from Page 5.)
foreign policies were no connection with the fact Japanese
that fathoms (2,400ft.) of steel cable with
countles s position to pay for the maintenance linked with the domestic altuation, certain European
held a breaking strain of 90 tons to pull hen they heard of police raids on of his family and I should not be which was recently seen Britain did not. It was solely a policy of American territories, while others her off.
other premises of the league, Bittens surprised if Government ands that demands that Japan Ignore Britain Sometimes when a holed ship lies and Yates decided that the best thing at least 60 per cent. to 70 per cent, and America and reize the initiative self-defence intended to preserve the
was to get rid of them as of the men can and should therefore declared the
Independence and integrity of informant.-United as a dead weight on the bottom they to do
be made to do it to lessen the heavy Press.
Americas. The United States pur have to sink great steel pontoons on quickly as possible.
sued a polley Detective-Inspector Godley suld the expenditure which Government is either side of her, pass hawsers under
of
non-participation Craiglo Soos Arita
and non-involvement her hull, and blow out the pontoons Imperial Fascist League had been called upon to bear at this time. It
in the.
purely suspected, of
political affairs of Europe, and she anti-British seems logical to believe that if men with compressed air so that each strongly
Tokyo, July 12, drags upward with a 1,500-ton pull, activities for some time.
are not paying for their wives and/or
would continue her co-operation British Ambassador, Sir A nasty job this, as you may learn
families, they must be saving on the Robert Craigle, had a two-hour in- with all other nations whenever from any diver who has been trapped
monthly household expenses.
by a fall of sand and mud while tun- neling with a "waler-pressure gun" under a sunken ship.
"They were very considerate," the nssistant secretary said: "They did The destroyer Gipsy, sunk by mine not take away the essential sisters last November off the East Coast with until we had time to replace them, her back broken, was recently lifted "We are now trying to gel together by pontoons and towed ashore in a a staff of British nurses. We have cradle of cables until she beached. got about 12 so far.
with politics.
Religious
When
SHIPS COLLIDE
British Vessel Hits Another At Taikoo
תות
The
Shanghai Incident
It seems to be the common beliefterview with the Foreign Minister, their policies made it possible, that all fandlords belong to the Mr. Arita, to-day on the Burma Road Reuter,
question. A Foreign Offer spokes- wealthy class and are therefore able
leman sold satisfactory progress was to stand any monetary loss, but, as made. one of the very small fry,
Fr. I assure you that this is not the case.
London reporta that Sir Robert That hers will shortly be instructed to display might apply to large property. owners, but there are many
greater amenability to the Japanese working people who have invested
demands.-United Press. their ali
in pro- perty, hoping for a regular income Shanghai Report Donied
The property might con from this.
Shanghal, July 12... The British. Embassy to-night lasu-
noufications had
who are badly hit at times
yet
the
Shanghai, July 12. General Safto, of the Japanese described Colonel Army, today
ns rather beside the Peck's reply mark, Army officers therefore ex- plained the actual circumstances to the Marine Staff this morning. He said the
were strictly negotiations confidential.
The newspapers Tairku Shimbun
tone,
OMMANDER SMITII boasts with
truth that he will raise any ship A Blue Funnel liner of 7,700 tons sist of one or two houses or a few bers of a Protestant
have
noon in a collision which occurred orge in protestant religious order to live her cul abert by blowlamps, gross was damaged yesterday after. Chinese fois, and these are the "anded in statement denying reports that od Uteir violent anti-American Canc They never
concerned themselves for scrap. The only wrecks her when she was moored two hundred like this.
nores are those with more than 2011. yards off Taikoo Docks. The ship affecled at the moment, but I docuate women and children and stocks. Į incident to-day---United Press.
1 personally am not the British were preparing to eva and are predicting a settlement of the "I think they will certainly keep of water above them. His units is had only just come out of dock and know of a widow who
A Central News message from on nursing. There are about 3,000 busy enough with shallow-water had taken
few owns a
Asiced to-night whether the Japan-
that anti-American on a large amount of women where they are being in-lous: the others can walt.
flats, and all the tenants have vacated
the Shengicing inci- Shanghai says ated fese considered cargo. She will almost certainly and alie, is left to wonder how long dent closed, a Japanese naval spokes- posters have been put up at different "Sometimes we have to call in out-have to go into dock to receive aiten the fats will remain empty. She is man said that the matter was not tered. I am sure the authorities
places. will welcome them."
side
help," he said, as we did with tion to her plates on the starboard entirely dependent on these flats for perfectly closed. He stated that the Coples of the American-owned the Baron Ruthyen. She was toralde just by the bridge.
& Mercury carried Chest Oponed
pedoed with 500 tons of Narvik ore
her income. We so-called landlords ammunition taken from the ship was Evening Post
through the Hungjac area The other ship involved in the have no pensions, to look forward to now in the custody of the Japanese seized by Japanese gendarmes on were aboard and wer Mr. W. Loeffler, the secretary, a
went ashore off the
Thursday. The paper has reported naturalised British subject for 20 mouth of the Tees. Her poop deck collision was managed by Holt & Co., in our old age as have the Amy, Navy navy---Reuter.
was right under.
der water and the only and is a slightly smaller vessel. She and Government, and have to depend
the incident to the American Con- America—Japan years, said:
"A detective-Inspector asked to see chance of raising her was to unload was proceeding from harbour to entirely on the houses or fats, so it
sulate-General. Ma Washington, July 12. a big black chest in the consulting at least 500 tons before we could wards Lyecmun Pass at a fair speed, is to be hoped that the Press and the Government will do something to and apparently was steering across
It is certainly the earnest hope of room. He explained that a letter make her buoyant,
THE WAR FUND Well, I had only eight men with the bows of the Blue Funnel ship. protect this class of the community, the American Government that the harrow opposite who after all, contribute to the represent difficulty in Shanghat can be
settled venue of the Colony and should not amicably
ΟΠ tho spot. munitions.
pluyed from Middlesbrough, and re-
Omcials here are careful to say Donations from Indian "It was opened for him. It con-cruited another forty miners and vessels in the vicinity, including
FAIR PLAY nothing likely to small British freighter entering the
aggravate | went to work. tained only plaster of paris.” Van
Silk Stores Docks. The Master of the vessel
situation, but the agitation against "The men lived aboard, with a
Atnerica has been artificially worked under way realised that a collision stoward and cook, unloading the ore
board anchor, clouds of smoke rising
The harbour fa
Peace Pledge Men had been sent to Scotland Yard
stating that the chest was full of me. So we rounded up 40 unem-Tafiroo Docks and there were sovera be entirely averlooked. Sent To Gaol
Sentences" of five weeks' imprison-
The German Hospital takes pa-
ment were passed recently by Mr. L.tients of all nationalities and creeds, buckets, None of us changed was imminent, and dropped his star- NEED NOT. PAY RENT up no one here doubts,
R. Dunne, Marylebone, magistrate, on and has doctors of different nation
Densen Rowland, a 21-years-alities.
Albert
told window cleaner, of Torquay-
street, Paddington, and John: Edward
Adkins (20), a Post Office, engineer, Girl Told "You're
of Lushington-road, Horlesden, two members of the Peate Pledge Union,
They were arrested when distribut- Ing pamphlets in Westbourne Park-
A Traitor"
in
Evacuated Arens
July London,
12.
the
Indian sille stores were among
100%
clothes or shaved for a week. And from the windios as the ship strained People Who Leave Homes In Germany has been extremely active 2d, which 20,8301 total of $1,239,
There is plenty of information principal contributors yesterday to from first class sources here that the Wor Fund of the S. C. M. Post,. the weather was so rough at the end against the cable. The current and that the men
had to be landed again the ship's way, however, were too
diplomatically in Tokyo, using avery 007.76 and £2,830.19.08 in Life-boats, But we Boated the powerful to enable the ship to stop
persuasion to get Japan into the war Latest subscriptions are as follow: Baron Ruthvent
on the side of the Axis in order to Britanniak Store dead. The poet anchor was then As our motor-boat bucked ashore dropped, but the bow of the Holt
embarrass Britain and grab any or sack & Co. from the tanker Inverlane, one of the ship struck just forward of the bridge which householders who leave areas possessions in the Pacific aren.
A regulation has been issued by all of the British, French and Dutch erew pointed to sea where, half of the road, Paddington, and charged with Arrested after a man to whom she mile Inshore from a cenvoy awaiting siderablary vessel, with con- declared to be evacuation areas un-It is not suspected here that HE NEW PRENON KENEDT Insulting behaviour
handed a Communist Jeaflet in South- escort, two mine-sweepers patiently
der the new Defence Regulations Berlin would intend Japan to keepELE A number of junks were tied up to will not be required to pay rent, all she thus might get, and possibly Some of the people who were given ampton-row had called her a "trai- plodded their beat.
the Blus Funnel ship, and they hur rates, water, gas, electricity and tele-this is also realised in Tokyo, for pamphlets showed resentment, and tor," Dora Ann Golinsky, alins Collins. "Germans. had a mine-plane over riedly cut loose. It is believed that phone charges in respect of their information from diplomatic sources one man said, "You, ought to be a 20-years-old secretary, of Coran night before last." he said, "trying to none of them was damaged, locked-up homes. As that Japan so far has been very
street, W.G. 1, was fined 40s, with £2 sew up the harbour with magnetic Tho Holt vessel returned down the Both men it was stated, were 25. costs at Clerkenwell Police Court mines. Sort of vicious circle, this harbour after the collision, apparently such areas whose businesses have how far France, Britain and America Relief is also granted to people in cauilous in limiting herself to seeing conscientious objectors.
for using" insulting behaviour,
war, Isn't 117!"
not much the worse for the impact.] been affected-Dritish Wireless. can be blunted,
shot.
momentum,
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