Tuesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
September 24, 1940.
NEUTRAL IMPORTS WILL BE RATIONED Britain Richer Than It's cool inside BLOCKADE EXTENDED At Beginning of War
TO
OCCUPIED AREAS
PLANS for Britain's intensified blockade of enemy-occupied Europe and the "rationing" of goods for neutrals were outlined by Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, in the House of Commons.
Mr. Dalton said the Government had decided that unoccupied France, Algeria, Tunisia and French Morocco imust now be included in the blockade.
CHINA PREPARED
Destruction Of Border Facilities
Chungking, Sept. 23. "Ching had plenty of time to pre- pare for this eventuality
and vur netlorus will proceed smoothly accord- ing to pre-arranged plan." declared #Chinese spokesman, commenting on
the Indo-China agreement.
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Goods destined for these ter-) ritories were liable to be seized goods contraband, and originating In or owned by persons In such territories were Hlable to be placed in prize.
Mr. Dalton pointed out that Ger- man occupation of the West European coastline from the North Cape to the Pyrenees had greatly changed the conditions of the economie war.
Britals, he said, must now con- trol not only shipipng approaching the North the Mediterranean or Sea, but all shipping crossing the Atlantic.
To apply this contral in the old
The exact details of the number of way would mean diverting many Chinese troops concentrated in Yun-ships far out of their course to con- nan and Kwangst provinces border traband boxes in British waters or in To avoid such incon- ing Indo-Chinn is not divulged, byt West Africa
had de- it in estimated that 200,000 are mark-venience, the Government ed along the border ready to resist any Japanese advance towards Kun- mlug.
General Ho Ylog-chlug. War Minia- ter,
recently visited the border twice by air to complete an arrange- ments. It is believed that the Chi- nese will not launch a general affen. sive to Indo-China, til it in pos- ible that units will cross the border and occupy atintegie positions in the mountains to form an outer sin of defence
The large scale destruction of all communication facilities on the bar. dier is at present progressing, while the whole section of the Indo-Chin.. Railway inside the Chinese teritory is being removed elsewhere
Fencuation of
of the Chlume populac institularis at won and
od Government Kunming in being speedert up as is feared that the Japanese will resent to nerial bombardiment of the ill- defended capital city soon from thes newly-acquired as truses in Tonkin
Reuter
vided in extend the naviceet system to all sea borne goods consigned to why European port, as well as to cer- in Atlantic islands and to certain neutral ports in North Africa
signment noi navicerted
And
Any
ship without a chip navigert would
be able to seizure by our patrols.
BRITISH
STEAMERS SEIZED
Protest Made
seized
To Japanese
LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-After a year of war Britain remains richer in national wealth_than at the beginning of 1937, affirmed the eminent economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, in a broad- cast to-night.
Mr. Keynes said that wastage which of national resources, British suffered hitherto, was easily exaggerated.
"Stop thinking that after the war
,
AMERICA RESENTS
we shall have to lower our standards New Embargoes Against of life," he said. "I see no like- lihood of that,"
Lessons To Be Learnt
Manhattan
SHIRTS
Manhattan cool shirts are a chal-
lenge to hot weather. Thin and
Japan Are Hinted WASHINGTON, Sept.
porous in construction, weighing
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next to nothing. Manhattan cool
American
Ife added: "On the contrary, I hope (Reuter).The possibility of shirts have real style and sturdi-
economic that we shall have learnt something new. about the conduct of currency and
fhout the sappeity of the country to to-day as a result of the invasion pearance, do wonders for your foreign trade, about controls and measures to restrict Japan arose ness, They'll improve your ap- produce, which will prevent us ever of Indo-China.
relapsing into our pre-war economie It is stated in well-informed comfort, and keep you in good
morass.
humour.
from $11.30-Jem 100% cash discount
"There is no reason why people circles that such restrictions should not look forward to higher might include tighter control of standards of living after the war than exports of oil, scrap iron and
other materials of which Japan WHITE and PLAIN COLOURS ever they enjoyed."
He believed that he would prove not for wrong if he said that the makes large purchases. Shanghai, Sept. 23.
Despite Japanese assurances that The Japanese Navy un Saturday damage done to London since the
net been the territorial integrity and French beginning of August had two ships belonging to Moller line, They
much greater than the normal cap- sovereign rights would be respected, first took the
- the Invasion of Indo-China is regard- acity of our building trade to Edith Moller off Wenchow after
instate within the same period. sent it had
and n *prung leak
and then for assistance, a radio seized
Moller the Jessie
which the call. Later answered salvage ship Carmen Muller arrived and was ordered by the Japanese to
return
the
ed in official quarters here as a
If we suffered £1.000,000 worth serious threat to American Interests of damage every night for a year, and policies in the Far East, we should not have lost more than four per cent. of our buildings and vontents or more than could be restored in a couple of years.
Deferred Pay Plan Refraing to his deferred pay plan, opinion Mr. Keynes expressed the
that sooner or later some more drastic methods would be
STORY OF ADVANCE
FROM PAGE ONE
and
wodies
advancing
The British Navy mude repre- In future, ships saliing from J sentalone to the Japanese against the neutral port to any such destination detention of the Edith Möller and must obtain navicerts for all earn the Jessie Moller, and also another and addition a ship navicert al ship, the Kangso, also against the
necessary. Al track and join up with couxtal troops the last port of loading. Any con-helling of the Marie Muller, which
though the Government had not yet since the desert further to the mouth was hit by the Japanese when they shelled five hunks on September 10.dopted his plan, there had been nos labyrinth or rocky
The Japanese released the Marie significant degree of inflation yet.
the It had not been neceNKITY In Muller on Saturday, after the Japan-
of wie to ask for serious ese barding offer had expressed test year
The text, leurs
serond los regrets
claimed that the econo
year is in truth the Brst year of real The Marje The sun rules word apply to oud-
Shelling was accidental.
Wik Jo Batatin tracte
Maller Shops whing From
is at preneti in Shangles verton Atlanti European pla
United Press island or Pertam neutral ports in North Africa must have clientes of menety origin
Trade Of Neutral.
"IL has been suggested by some quarters." maid Mr. Datibu, "that we intend to extend the blockade This to certain neutral countries. IN THE NO." "Where supplies can
Dearly such neutrals without the risk of falling
He
STOCK MARKET REPORT
Hongkong Shirk Exchange sath ml Sumjonaty assured youterday says
A sabell enquiry for Wapres con-
Chang Charity Show auf the army, we sind hues with very litle in offering.
At Queen's
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grant navireris ou such a scale as to praces heeping senty
allow Imports adequate for domesti consumption, but not for re-export to British, Chinese War Relief other countries"
late
Chang, the Magician anel Magical Revue Company will give a malinco performs this afternoon, al 5.00 p.m. at the Querry's Theatre Proceeds will be Rivers to and British War Relief
Chinese
arr
designed
"These steps smooth the path of genuine neutral trade while increasing the strength | of our blockade, and avoiding all unnecessary walls upon the Navy," Dir. Dalton added.
Mr Ronald Cross, Minuter of Ship- ping said the course the war had laken had made new measures for the !control of sipping NECESSITY A
GOVERNOR'S INTEREST urge volume of shipping, including a
It is learned that HE the DffeeF Administering the Government, Lieut-Gen, E. F. Norton, has shown his interest in the nimis audi ožijecia. of the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculowa Association by becoming a Life Mem- ber of that body
substantial tonnage of neutral ship, was under Allied contral.
To ensure as far as possible that
controlled by the ships
Allies should not find employmeal in any way beneficial to the enemy. Mr. future shipw Croms said that In warrants would be granted.
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Land $31 25 Humphreys $7 15
Trama $15 80
Star Ferries $39
Youat, Feniles $22
Chora Lights (ORF) $695
Electrics (Old) 938 20 Electrics (New) $37 75
Hupes $3.50
Watsons $8 80 Enter.nments $8 69
Sellers
Canton Jan $200 China Lights (Oida 57 10
Hales
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The enemy, therefore, are frend with the necessity of maintaining ment ever-lengthening དྷོ སུབྷཱཛ྄ཐཾ ཝཱ "We have the freshness of a fighties of communication The Italian
in the first and whereas Germany has already suffered nervous tension are halted at the montent
and muscula exhaustion of prodigi- Bustani district put when mist effo: 1
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INDO-CHINA AGREEMENT
FROM PAGE ONE
The British are bilting the enemy hard and methodically whenever he exposes himself and hitherto the H tish chics are squali.
Nazis Deny Sinking] Evacuee Ship
LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuter) -- The German offliesol news agency denies that any German U-boat could have
agency
you to being upset nad that this is torpedoed the child evacuees' ship
In another despatch, the being achieved under duress
"The pusition of the United States states that since August 10 (ierman
lisapproval and deprecation. afraiders dropperi 22.322 tons satch procedures has repeatedly hern plosives on "milhary objectives"
Air Buses In Tonkin
Britain.
of
$7
"Most Dastardly Act" WASHINGTON, Sept, 23 (Reuter) (Router)-A- Mr Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary Governor of State, called the torpedoing of the Jean Decoux, British child evacuees' liner a "most States that the agreement concluded dastardly act at the press conference
1 Hano was based on the agreement
23 SAIGON, Sept.
try the pauclamado General, Adiniral
previously signed by
Government and
the
bassador at Tokyo.
to-day
thr Japanese Mr. Hull perimitted a direct quota-
French Am-tion of this comment:
that there will be
" um
division vf
ниг
The al bases to be handed over opinion in this country that it was a to Japan are in Tonkin which is the most dastardly art." closest province in Indo-China to the Chinese frontier.
-
A Tokyo any rominunique notinces that the French garrison at Indo-Chinese bar- Dongdang on the
Benes Forms New
Czech Government
The Czechoslovak Provisional Gay- curunent has been recognised by Winston Churchill
dei sutrendered this morning ufic
unlawfully resisting" the Japanexu advance into French territory
French troops were then disarmed. Britain, said Mr in the Commons. Fighting had continued spasmodi- cally for, 11 bours, Klate other Japanese Kaurres.
Lieut. Col Lobet, commanding French troops in the Dongdang area, die reported to have been killed in the fighting, according tu L Haiphong dispatch.
Berliners Get
The Wind Up
Long Raid Alarm STOCKHOLM, Sept. 23 (Reu-1 ter)-After a week's respite) there was an air raid alarm in Berlin last night lasting from 11.55
2.15 p.m. unt!! according to the Berlin corres-
a.m.,
Members uf the Government, sworn in by Dr. Edouard Benes, re- Cognised as President of the Repub. lie. include:
Mgr. Jun Sromek (70), former Cabinet Minister and Deputy Pre- mler; Major-General Sergej Ingr (40), Commander-in-Chief of Czech Forces; M. Jan Masaryk, former Minister In London, son of Professor T. J. Masaryk, late President of the Republic, M. Stefan Oxusky (51). Minister in Paris for 20 years, before that first Czech Minister in London: M. Jun Becko, leader of Slovak Miners' Trade Union, and Social- Democrat M.P.
Dutch Labour For Germany
Forced Migration
The drastic measures being taken pondent of the "Dagens Nyhe- to Nazily Holland are described in guarded terms by the Amsterdam ter."
of the New York AR.P. control was
correspondent more severe Times. "Germany,"
"he writes, "does than usual and soldiers repeatedly not wish to allow freedom to organi- inspected buildings, compelling every-sations and parties inspired by views body to remain in them and to seek
oppostle Lo Nazion Therefore, cover in the shelters.
The "Afton Bladet correspondent German advice and services are now
to being backed up drasile measures." states that sirens drove millions
Steps are being taken, he says, to I shelter.
This correspondent says that al- force Dutch workmen to go to Ger- though no bambs were dropped in many, and "men without jobs who Berlin itself, other German towns refuse sultable work in Germany will were bombed during the night, be excluded from receiving the dole.
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