PEER ATTACKS. H. G. WELLS
Not Fit To Speak For U.K.
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter).-"I think it is dan- gerous to allow a man of this type to go to America," declared Lord Winterton in the House of Commons to-day when, in a lengthy attack on H. G. Wells, he questioned the propriety of Wells being granted an exit permit in order to carry on a lecture tour in the United States.
Lord Winterton referred to Wells' reference to Lord Halifax as the "quintessence of everything an Englishman should" not...
As "our praying be" and Wells' description of Lord Gorf General."
Lord Winterton added: " MORE MEN
I
happen to be an extensive reader of Addison, Steel and Pope. can imagine one of them saying of this attack, 'Sir, these aro indecent words, nay, they are worse, they are blackguardly."
Wells, Lord Winterton continued, had for years been attacking our Here Lurd religion and constitution.
an occasion Winterton referred to when he (Lord Winterton)
CALLED UP
Britons Of 35 To
Register
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter). was-An indication that the army is present at a lunch In America at now in a position to absorb more meeting of an Inter-Governmental Committee. There were present the men is provided by the announce- Governor of New York State and also ment that men of 35 will have to The Roman Catholle Archbishop of register for service on November the Eastern States, the Mayor of New 9 and November 16. The great York-bimself a devout Catholic- and representatives of the Episcopal majority of these men will have Church, the Methodist Church and reached the age of 35 but not the Jewish religion.
136, and a small minority will be
not quite 35.
"I was struck with the fact that
the throughout
very eloquent
Therefore one group and a half will speeches there ran a very strong
another be left before
royal pro- frithe, feeling of unity of the different and yet we allow Wells to go to the clamation further extending registra- United States an à representative of tion dates is necessary.
Britain and British literature-a man who prides himself as being an op- ponent of all religions and who says there is no such thing."
Over
The question of another royal
months three Proelantation does not immediately prise,
have elapsed since the last registration. There is no information with regard to when the next age groups beyond tre Asked to The present call will
A Sixth Column Lord Winterton added: "There is another and more sinister explana-register but it may be several months. tion of Wells' conduct. France was the new registration are in reserved As many of the men affected by not only betrayed by her Lavals and occupations, it is not possible to other traitors of the Right or by estimate the number
who will be Communists of the Left. There was available for the Forces. another clasa of sixth columnists' who for years past had tried to shape the fate of Frenchmen la all the spiritual and material institutions of France. These people, like Wells, professed a hatred of Nazi-ism and they abused and insulted their fellow countrymen. Like Wells,
they
be-
2,000 Jews In
Mediterranean
lleved in nothing and nobody." Seek A. Home
Capt. O. Peake, Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, declared that the grant of an exit permit did not give any sort of official standing or status.
Carol And Lupescu In Spain
Extradition May Be Sought NEW YORK, 23 (Reuter).- King Carol and Madame Lupescu are being kept under surveillance
Pitiful Plight ATHENS, Oct. 23 (Router)~~Two | thousand Jews are at present afloat
in East Mediterranena waters in a despairing effort to reach Palestine.
Thursday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
October 24, 1940,
HONGKONG PHOTOGRAPHER WINS NEW HONOURS
Hitler Would Give Indo-China To Japan
ZURICH, Oct. 23 (Reuter).The Axis Powers, recently laid They are in four small steamers, the following proposals before the Vichy Government according. some of which were never intended to reports to the newspaper "Volksrecht" from Berne.
to be taken to the open sea. AL least one tiny Yue-Slav paddle steamer from the Danube without accommodation for a large number
passengers.
of
the
Most of the passengers In other steamers are women and chil-
from Austria.
Nearly all are dren from suffering from poor food and bed- dling conditions.
As they are without visas, they must be anxious about their chances of being allowed to land in Palestine, Two of the ships are at Candia and Lavrelon, and another increased the
isolated spot
by the Spanish police, it is re-parlousness of the passengers' plight ported. It is not confirmed that by grounding in na the ex-Rumanian King and his south-east of Crete. mistress have been arrested but
it is said that they have been France Won't
moved to new quarters at a
greater distance from the
Portuguese frontier.
The extradition of the king and his
favourite may be sought by Rumanian authorities on charges
the
At Seville Hotel
Fight Us
.1. France. to hand over Alsace Lorraine (o Germany and Nice toj Italy.
2. Tunis to be divided between France and Italy: Algeria to re- main French
3. France to hand the northern{ part of Morocco to Spain.
4. The remaining French Atri-
can Colonies to be jointly adminis tered and exploited by France, Germany and Italy.
5. France to hand Indo-China
lo Japan.
6. France to place her Atediler rancan Fleel and the Air Force stationed in North Africa at the Germany for use
of
disposal against Britain.
7. If these conditions were ac- cepted, Germany would evacuate the major part of occupied France except for the Channel ports and the so-called closed areas from the Swiss frontier across Burgundy to
frontier and the Belgian Somme.
Those Against These proposals
were
the
rejected by
the
Mr. Sit Tze-Kong, winner for two years running of the champion prize in the "Hong- amateur kong Telegraph" photographic comtest, has just received news of gaining new the honours. Competing in Iowa State Fair and Exposition at Des Moines this year, Mr. Sit
Woman" which is secured second prize with his entry "Old reproduced above. In addition others of his entries were selected as outstanding work.
Humanitarian Several other Hongkong amateur
Decision
photographers who compete an- nually in the "Telegraph" con- test competed at the Towa SlateTM one to gain an.)
Medical Stores For France Exposition, although Mr. Sit
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter), was the only The British Government is award. prepared to facilitate the im- portation into France and other occupied territories of medical stores destined to be essentially and exclusively for the assis- tance of the gick and wounded.
This is clear from a dispatch from the Ministry of Economic Warfare in London to the In- ternational Red Cross in Geneva.{
WHERE THERE'S PEP THERE'S
IRON
BOSCO Milk Amplific
The dispatch also gives the answer: la General Belief
to the open letter published in the "New York Times" and signed by WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (Reuter).
James Wood Johnson, ex-President arising from the death of Codreanu.-Well-informed sources here scall former chief of the Iron Guard, dur-at the Iden, that France can be per-
newspaper of the American Volunteer Ambu- ing the Carol regime.
sunded to fight her old ally, Britain. Even if Laval is willing, it is doubt says, were submitted and examined lance Corps in France, pointing out ut a special meeting of the Vichy the danger of disease and epidemies MADRID, Oct. 23 (Reuter).-Ex-fit Pelain could be persuaded or Government and, following agitated in France this winter and saying that
... ION IS ESSENTIAL for It was possible to mitigate this dan YES King Carol is reported to be staying if he could persuade the French discussion,
to help build good, at a botel in Seville and enjoying people.
is declared here that the sugges-majority. Marshal Petain and Gen- ger without in any way relaxing the growing youngsters (and for grown-
Weygand, supported by several tolal blockade of enemy-controlled ups, too) freedom at last Inside the hotel al-
healthy, red blood. BOSCO adds to though he is "under viillance." tion was made to the French authori- other Ministers, spoke against uc- territory,
The Ministry's dispatch says that milk iron that is lacking in many And children drink more An earlier report sald he and ties many weeks ago as the price for ceptance. Madame Lupescu had been taken the return of Paris, but it
What decided the issue was the the British Government is prepared, foods. from Seville to Granada.
rejected,
consideration that the Vichy Govern in accordance with the recognised milk with chocolate-flavored BOSCO The belief is that France will not ment could not prevent the French principle of International law, to Costs so littic, too. enter the war on the Axis side and Colonies from declaring for General allow importations as above but will IRON; Relative available amounts in
Germany pushed Laval too
of medical use but are not exclusively RAISINS far in this direction, the Vicias de Gaulle should the proposals be ac- cxclude substances which are capable SPINACHI
BOSCO cepted. ministration will collapse and it will
Easy to mix. Laval and Baudouin, Vice-Premier medical in character; such as food- BOSCO
Stir one concentrated liquid, teaspoonful of chocolate-flavored BOSCO into a glass of whole milk (hot or cold) and it's ready.
De Valera Offers
Sanctuary
Was
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and Admiral Darlin, it is stated, sup-ments. London, Oct 23 (Reuter)--11 was put up ony French substitute.
that one of the chief ported acceptance. suggested
THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO. Mr. Valero, Eire Prime Minister, who
After the demands had been re- suggested that mothers and children German purposes in attempting to
Head Office & Works 57032 from the bombed nrens should be secure some form of French co-jected, says the "Volksrecht" corres-
Dr. Max Wallerstein, noted food given sanctuary in Elre, "Renter" operation is to bring about the depondent, Laval went to Paris again moblliantion of the considerable understands.
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)-The chemists, preceded his invention Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr., Tel. 28938) Hong Kong Depot, and began the present negotiations,
Churchill Anticipated
Stock Exchange to-day was narrowly
again was of BOSCO. These experiments The correspondent declares, "It is irregular and business
were followed by further re- believed that these events were the mail.
broadcast
Home ralls were supported in view searches to demonstrate its nutri- reason for Mr. Churchill's on Monday to the French people. It of the expected higher charges. tional properties, conducted at is declared that opposition between Glit-edged stocks, after an early im the Food Research Laboratories, Petain and Laval has become more provement, closed around the pre- acute and it is believed that Laval has vious levels. been obliged to conduct negotiations with Hiller and Ribbentrop on a now
news
Mr. De Valera was moved to do French armies still fully mobilised this by feelings of distress at the and on a sinking as the liner City of Benares Africa. with the loss of 79 children on their' way to Canada. When the
come of tragedy, Mr. De Valera put the sug- gestion before his Ministers so that arrangements might be made as soon as possible by the British Govern- ment.
this Death Sentence For
Th
French Admiral
In
gains.
· was necking
New York, under the direction of Industrial leaders registered small Dr. Philip B. Hawk. VICHY, Oct. 23. (Reuter) —Ad-
The Effect of the Addition of BOSCO on the Iron and Among the oll. shares, Trinidad miral Musellier, Commander of the basis. Free French Naval Forces, has been these circumstances, great im Petroleum Development advanced is.
Copper Content of Milk sentenced to death by the military
portance is attached to Weygand's 3d. to 40s. 9d, following the news Toulon
the company 9,000,000 Shells Per tribunal
charges against him were at- journey to North Africa, with which that lempis
against the safety of the may be connected the official Vichy authority to increase its capital,
Wall Street was firm... Year From Sydney and provocation of insurrection statement that France intends to de- every Empire Her fend
ngainat and insubordination.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The Admiral was also sentenced to eventual aggressor,
The American authorities in Vichy-
́of $1,272,122.10 was reached degradation of rank.
ndyland Americans to leave. A total have
yesterday. by the War Fund Inaugurated France, says the corrsepondent,
by the B. C. M. Post, Ltd. The lotion ing are the latest
LONDON, Oct. 23 (Reuter)- Sydney's production of 9,000,000 shelix nnnually is envisaged by the Austra lian Government, it is revealed in
n report which Australian delegates Trade Parley Halted
have taken to the Eastern · Group Conference at New Delhi.
Minesweeper Sunk Bowls Competion. (En-
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LONDON, Oct. 23 (Router) — Australia is within reach of pro-Negotiations which were proceeding tho Hungarian and
London, Oct. 23 (Reuter)--The Bonegutter viding most of the material needed between for defence and offence, and is over-Rumanian trade delegations have minesweeper Dundalk (Lieut.-Cmdr. Ladies Beailon, ftoyal Hongkong Golf Interrupted, according to F. A. Kirkpatrick); has been sunk by wars (in deu of annual "Cap-
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