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Emergency BRITAIN'S Horseshoes
Courts
Lords Gives New Bill Second Reading
OUTCRY
Pross Domands Inquiry'
Into Arrests
London, July 30.
must Be Lucky
Cabinet met this morning to con- IF there's anything in the LONDON, July 80 (Reuter).sider the report by Sir Robert horseshoe auperstition Hudders- In the House of Lords to-day, Craigie, British Ambarander, on the field (Yorks) men in the Ser- arrests, spurred by newspaper devices are going to be lucky, Viscount Simon moved the mands that Brain re-open second reading of the Emer-Burma Road question and arrest pro- Most of them carry a little gency Powers Bill to enable minent Japanese residents in London. horseshoe charm. Government to establish special It is understood Cabinet considered the possibility and advisability of courts in an emergency.
retaliatory action.
Viscount Simon said there was generul desire to avoid soldiers have ing to try and punish civilians, Therefore we should have civil court,
for review
He udded that people must not be condemped-on vague suspicion but properly tried and he strongly favoured provisions
in serious cases,
Lord Mottistone (Liberal) move a rejection of the Bill,
Labour's Attitude
Lord Halifax, Foreign Minister. will make a statement regarding the arrests in the Lords this afternoon and
In the Commons the Under Secretary, Mr. Butler; will malte a similar statement.
An Associated Press repori de- clares that the American and British Ambassador at Tokyo conferred to- day on the situation.
"Japan has lost no time in demon- strating that all the talk about more friendly relations with Britnin fol- thelewing the closure of the Burma Road Is Just so much eyewash," declares the News-Chronicle in a leading arti- cle to-day.
Lord Nathan (Libor) suld Labour Party were prepared to sup- port the Government in any measure to promote the prosecution of the war, but this Bill would not advance or retard the prosecution of the war.
Lord Crowe (Liberal) muid that in
of the marked diff
differences be 'New tween the present measure and the form in which it was originally in- troduced, he would not oppose 1.
The Lord of Appeal expressed wers nxiety at. unitniled
the
powers given the Government without any
express safeguards, but thought that the louse should give the Bill a second reading,
Viscount Cecil said he did not share
"Yesterday, following the arrest of that many Britons they explained Mr. Cox commited suicide by Jump-
When a train lenver Huddersfield with boys off to the front or else- where Alderman Norman Crossley, the Mayor, is there waving them nu revoir. In his pocket he carries miniature solid. allver horseshoc which he distributes among them to brinse them luck.
It was Alderman Crossley who started the idea of the town's travelling theatre in a bus, and financed it until it got going. Con- toinment
turns committee take each night to travel with the bus to isolated units which ordinarily get nothing to relieve their mono- tony,
They visil two units a night, and are booked up for twenty weeks phend. As each soldier enters the bus be is given beer and soine cigarettes.
they visited I searchlight post, they found Alderman Crossley there already, giving the lads souvenirs of Hudders
in chromium cases i field-combs
Thit from a window of the Tokyo pen- |, decently, when darmerie where he was being examined. Nobody in Britain will believe that story as it stands. May e Mr. Cox was pushed out of the window; maybe he was just grilled until he could stand it no longer.
The British Government must in-
sist on the fullest investigation of the
incident together with the proper re- paration, and tell Japan plainly at if anti-British activities continue Dri- the anxiety with regard the positish pulley will be reviewed. The bility of diminution of the rights of Burma Road can always be re-open-
# subject under the Bill. He thought | eu."--Reuter,
It was really a bill for safeguarding the rights of a subject.
Commons Agreements
London, July 30.
25
Government's Reply
It is not yet known if to-day's' Viscount Simon, replying, referred Cominons debate on foreign alfaha of the position of will be held in a public ur secret | to the question
mumbers of the Home Guard which sersion. The decision may be left to
nd edn raised by some of the the free vote of the House.
for The original arrangement peakers. He contended that they had all the responsibilities and were secret debate was inade when the entitled to all the privileges of a Government understood it represent- ed the wish of a large majority of members but in the interval, both 14 the lobbles and in the Press, here t has been a growing movement opinion opposed to secret ses
sessions, and public-the usefulness of which is tu be
Is felt t limited and which might only be come a bad habit unless checked.
Dealing with the position of the ordinary civilian who look up arms, Lord Simon' said if he was a franc tireur it did not follow that he was
Very
not spirited ma
brave
Lord Simon said the new courts would apply the criminal law of the country and admitted that it was an experiment. He described the Bill as eivilian one for the protection of rights in times of a great crisis. He added, replying to a point mised by Lord Strabolgi, that the privilege of trials of peers with regard to the certain offences was quite unaffected by the proposals.
The Bill was read a second time without division.
BAG SNATCHING
FAILS
The opportunlly to
to discuss foreign policy was arranged mainly result of the desire of many members of LO further into the questions policy in the Far East raised by the Government's announcement of
Dr the decision temporarily to restrict traffle to Chinu by the Burma route,
cen
take
bearing the town's coat-of-ar ond, of course, his famous horse- shoes,
Blitzkrieg Indications?
Marselles, July 30. Reports каз that German troops, trains, and naval forces have been massed in and near French north-west coast ports and that military forces are mov- ing throughout the occupled zone opposite England,
It is said the zone of activity extends from Dunkirk, near the Belgian frontler and opposite North Foreland (at the entrance to the Thames estuary), to Brest, opposite Plymouth. Travellers say the extent of the zone in- dicates gigantic preparations and that it extends 100 miles Inland. -United Press.
LATE NEWS
Gen. Nishihara Interviewed
It was therefore, to be exported that the Fur Eastern situation would occupy most of the debating time and the arrest in the last few days of n number of prominent British sub- pretext of Jects in Japan on the Suspected that the age makes it certain will want to examine very
the implications of re- closely developments in the Far East. of Parliament
tic action of the very serious view Japanese-a view which is known to
had left Hanol to submit an interim be shared by the King-and they are
are report to the Japanese Government A sentence of six months' hard awaiting anxiously the statement on regarding the work of the Japanese
the subject which
Under- labour with 12 strokes of the enne the
Inspectorate in Indo-China, said was imposed on Kwong Pak-fal, 29, Secretary for Foreign Affairs is ex-Major-General Nishihorn, head of the unemployed, when he appeared-be-protesi-fi-mike-this afternoon.in.the.Inspectorate,-who-has_returned_to_ tore Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Commons-British Wireless. Kawiton Magistracy this morning charged with snatching a handbag from Mrs. M. Silva, of 30 Hillwood
Road
Thief Chased And Caught
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It was stated that complainant was walking along Nathan Road, Tak Shing Street, when defendant came up from behind and snatched the handbag A student named A.
Lapes gave chase, and defendant was eventually caught by an Indian con- stable.
The bng and its contents were re- covered..
Dardanus Leaves This Morning
Four passengers and a quantity of Empire malls were carried on the Imperial Airways' Dardanus which left Kal Tak for Bangkok this morn- ing. Captain W. C. Cash was in command with Radio Officer C. E. Clark and Flight Eng. Robinson.
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Japanese Law
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Desert Gallantry
Decorations For Officers Of Middle East
TOKYO, July 31
Tokyu.
(Reuter).--He
War materials which had hitherto been sent to Chungking via the French colony had been mostly gusu- lene and notor trucks, but the traille in these goods had now been com pletely suspended, declared General Nishihara.
to the change on
the
"exceling appreciation of the
Governor-General of Indo-China, he said that negotiations were being continued with the new Governor- General, Admiral Decoux as before,
London, July 30.
contract with the French Gallantry in desert fighting is re-authorities and the cordial reception cognised by the immediate award by extended to the Japanese Inspector- General Wavell, Commanding the ute," General Nishihara added that Middle East, of a bar to the Milltary his mission was doing its business Cross, three Military Crosses and two smoothly.
Medals to officers and non- Military commissioned officers of the Royal Armoured Corps (Hussars).
receives a bar for leadership of cruiser squadron which was large-
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BERNE, July 30 (Domel)-Itaty n later action he advanced under enemy fire straight at the and Spain are expected to start con- guns, with the result that 12 enemy cerled operations for the recovery of onslaughts against the tanks and all four guns were destroy- Gibraltar, simultaneously with the ed and the infantry laid down their German
British Isles, according to a report arms.
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Terse Communique
Guilt Trials
Rome, July 30.
Major Reported Assassinated
A Berne despatch to the Italian News Agency states that General Gamelin, M. Daladier, Reynaud, SHANGHAI, July 31 (UP)-The Blum, Mandel, Conand, and La Shanghai "Mainichi" reports that Chambre will be the principal ge-three gunmen shot and killed Major
Chen-Kee At Soochow cused before the special court which Ko
this the Vichy Government is setting up morning after which
the Japanese to establish responsibility for the closed the city's gates and are now collapse of France.
seeking the synusins.
The message says that the court was established last night and will open its proceedings very shortly. Reuter.
ECONOMIST FOR CANADA
London, July 30. Sir. George Page, well-known CAIRO, July 30 (Reuter).Acconomist, is on his way to Oltawa communique issued to-day states: to confer with the Canadian Gov- "All fronts: no land operations in re- errent. The subject of his con- port. Almost continuous rain in versations has not been disclosed. most areas of the Abyssinian fron- After the talks he will tour Canada | tier."
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