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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
April 18, 1941.
Stamp - Family Wiped Exhibition American Tax - Payers
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Out In London Raid
LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter),—The bodies of Lord Stanip and his heir, the Hon. Wilfred Stamp, both killed in last night's nir ralds, have been recovered from the wreckage of their home in Shortlands, Kent.
The search is continuing for Lady Stamp.
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Lord Stamp, whose career was an amazing "success" story, rose from a 15-shlilings-a-week boy to the highest business appointments in the land, As, among other activities, President of the London Midland and Scottish Rallway, Director of Bank of England and the Imperiul Chemical Industries, and economic expert and adviser to the Govern- ment, he was one of the busiest men in the country,
Other Victims
Young Nazi Gestapo In Shanghai
Of War Paintings
Must Dig Deeper
WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 (Reuter) United States tax payers are to be asked to pay $3,500,000,000 more dollára next year.
The Secretary to the Trea- Bury, Mr Henry Morgenthau, announced that tho Administra tion are asking for this amount
BRITISH
held at St John's Cathedral Hall by of new taxes. That figure, no FIRMS WORK
added, was reached on the basis that at least two-thirds of the by taxation. expenditure ought to be raised
Under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, an exhibition of war paintings and sketches is being Mr Liang Yu-ming, of the Aeronau ilcs Department and Ministry of Education, Chungking The exhibition was morning by the Rt Rev. Bishop R. O,
opened
this Hall, who thanked Mr. Liang for typifying so brilliantly that spirit of
Expenditure for the fiscal year be which, SHANGHAI, Apr. 17 (Reuter) resistance
he sald, wouldginning July 1 is estimated at $19,- A number of Germun youths, mostly enable China to emerge triumphant 000,000,000. members of the Gestapo, arrived in over every enemy, within and with- Shanghat recently for political ac-out. He added that though he was uvliles, necording to the Chinese neither an artist nor an art expert,
The had enjoyed every one
the newspapers, "Chang Yien Pao."
The newcomers supervised the pictures on exhibition.
Fine Collection recent Japanese parachute exercises,
There are some 158 oil paintings over the northern suburbs of Shang- hal.
jund sketches on view and they form Body Recovered
Well-informed circles agree that one of the finest collections of ita LONDON, Apr. 17 (Iteuter),The the parachutists are not for service in kind ever exhibited in the Colony. body of Lady Stamp has now been China but elsewhere, probably in the The subjects are varied, ranging from recovered together with those of South Seas regions, adds the news-peaceful occupations in villages to Lord Stamp and their son.
They were in a shelter when the house
received a direct hit and col- lapsed on the shelter, which demolished.
Other raid victims include Lord Auckland, who was on air pilot, and Al Bowlly, who was a well-known crooner, both being killed in London.
Was
Of the seven people taking refuge, only one was rescued alive.
Quo's News From Moscow
Attitude Toward China
LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). --Dr Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador who is returning to China as Foreign Minister, in- ferms "Reuter" that he has re-i
the ceived a telegram from Chinese Ambassador in Moscow stating that Russin has no inten- tion of changing her policy to- wards China or of discontinuing her help.
In fact, said Dr Que, "I understandi that China was never mentioned in Mr Matsuoka's conversations in Moscow."
paper.
Elderly Malay
Lady Dies
Mrs R. Dallah.
The Malay community lost one of its most respected members early this morning when Mrs Rahima Dallah passed away at
her residence.
Aged 06, Mrs Dallah had been in ifferent health for a long time. She took a turn for the worse a week
ago,
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scenes of the armed forces of China resisting the invader, and of special Interest is one entitled "The whole nation under mobilisation," showing China hard at work, both industrially and militarlly, for final victory,
Realistic Touch
TO WIN
Co-operative SHIRTS
Spirit
The existing taxes will bring us just over $6,000,000,000, leaving about $3,500,000,000 short of the amount of taxes that we ought to raise," he said.
Apart from these new taxes, theSteady progress is being made LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). Treasury will have to borrow $500, 900,000 a month to meet the expendi- in carrying out the Government tures on the Defence and Lease and scheme for the concentration of Lend Programmes.
industry whereby some firms will work to full capacity with government assistance over la-
‘ALMOST DAILY' bour and raw materials and
AID TO BRITAIN
Knox Disclosure
WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). -The United States Navy is "almost daily" Issuing material to Britain from stores in hand.
One outstanding feature of the pictures was the realistic touch Im- parted by the artist on his subjects, particularly in regard to the oll paintings, which all showed attual scenes of air battles over different cities of China. Besides war paint Ings and sketches, there is also a series depicting scenes from Chinese poem of in Wen Tien-hsiang's marle Song Elery
of the Proper Spirit" and Yo
"The Blood-Stained River."
The exhibition will continue to-day and will open from 11 am, tq 6 p.m. to-morrow.
history as
She leaves a son, Mr A. R. Daliah,
well-known lawn bowler, and a The net proceeds will be given to daughter, Mrs A. G. Kadir,
the D.W.O.F., the British Fund for The funeral will take place this the Relief of Distress in China and uiternoon
the Afoliummedanf the Chinese Artists' Aeroplane Fund.
Cemetery.
Shot Down
Over U.K.
Raid-Free Day
shot
Sun Fo On
Future Of China
LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). -Six enemy raiders were Instead of going to Sir Philip down last night in the raid on News).--Discussing China's policy of Cunliffe-Owen's house at Sunring-London, it is now learned. date last night as he has usually done
Goodwill, Messages
An Air Ministry communique stutes special article in a recent issue of the
be
CHUNGKING, Apr. 17 (Centrul
resistance and reconstruction in a in recent months. Dr Quo slept, or that three were destroyed by fighters Central Weekly." Dr Sun Fo, Pre- tried to sleep, at the Embassy. He and three by anti-aircraft fire. Two sident of the Legislative Yuan, em- described the blitz as by far the worst enemy aircraft were shot down into phasised that China's war of-resist- ale rald he remembered.
the Straits of Dover this morning by ance will never cease ar be modified Fortunately, except for # few fighters and it is now known that midway: that China will never broken window-panes, the Embassy one enemy fighter was destroyed over anti-Democratie, and that she will not was unscathed.
the French const yesterday,
adopt Capitalism. There was no enemy netivity over] Dr Sun said that experience for Britain 10-day apart from the drop more than ten years in the past testi- Dr Quo received "Reuter's" repre-ping of bombs on a town in northeast fed that the Chinese Communist sentative in a room strewn with good- Scotland by single nireraft. Domage Party and Communism were not suit- will letters and telegrams, despatch Was small but, some persons were able for China.
Dr Sun cases and farewell presents, including killed,
revealed that the Soviet signed portraits of the King and
authorities had said to him that they Queen in large liver frames and of LONDON, Apr. 17 (Reuter) hoped China would become an inde- Mr Churchill and a great silver 'German aeroplanes were reported pendent nation and were not anxious loving-cup from a group of Chinese over a town in northeast England to she should adopt Communism. The
fright
Chinese Communist Party in their opinion should contribute their efforts to national solidarity and the execution of the Three Principles of A procession of German planes the People laid down by the late Dr raided an area in south England,] Sun Yat-sen, Father of the Chinese Dr Quo spent yesterday chiefly in The attack began soon after dark and Republie, farewell yisiting, seeing Mr Clement was still in progress some hours Attlee, the Lord Privy Seul, Mr later.
filerids.
Most of these possessions will have to remain in London till after the
Farewells
svar.
Ernest Bevin, Minister of Labour and
Social Services, Mr W. S. Morrison,
the Postmaster General, and others.
Dr Quo will leave for China to- morrow.
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It is not yet known when Wellington Koo who succeeds Dr Que, will
arrive. He is at present nt Vichy and can only come via Spain and Portugol.,
Over Northeast
The raiders, which crossed the west coast, scattered bombs in the rural districts.
ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
BELGIAN ENVOY ENTERTAINS
CHUNGKING, Apr. 17 (Central News)Baron Jules Gulllounie, Belgian Ambassador to China, gave a dinner party yesterday evening in honour of Dr Wang Chung-hul, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SHANGHAI, Apr. 18 (ỨP)-A Chinese gurman Just night shot and As Childa has not yet recognised wounded the Chinese foreman of the General Franco's Government, Driniser department of the pro- other high Chinese officials, Wellington Koo cannot claim Chungking vernacular paper,
The Belgion Envoy paid a courtesy diplomatic privileges In crossing
no", which is published by call on Generalissimo Chiang Kai- Spain but can only travel as a dis- the "Post Mercury." The foreman sack on April 14, and donated funds tinguished foreigner.
was walking home from work. for the relief of Chinese refugees.
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The Secretary for the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, disclosed this while testifying before the Senate Defence Investigation Committee.
Referring to the progress being
"chore
facilities, including the new bases acquired from Britain, Colonel Knox declared that the work on them was 55 per cent. complete, on the average."
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others will be closed down for
the duration of the war, recul-
ving compensation from those still operating and a govern- ment guarantee of sympathetic help to re-open directly hostili- ties are concluded.
Approved firms will be called "nucleus" firms and in the cotton spinning industry, 111 mills have already been accepted by the Govern ment. In this manner while 01 mills are to be closed down and the post- tion of the remaining 220 Is under consideration.
Hosiery Industry
in the main of undertakings of w The hosiery industry, which consista
Four Vessels Transferred
moderate size, is facing a somewhat different problem and one firm, for WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 (Reuter). example, is closing three out of
of 12 -Four United States cargo vessels factories, while four small firms are DAL production in one factory
have been acquired by the United to casting experiment is being
An
An
States Maritime Commission for im- medlate transfer to the British tried by Government under the Lease and Lend Act, it was announced to-night They will be registered under the British flag and manned entirely by British crews.
S. M. C. Faces Appointment
Of Chinese
SHANGHAI, Apr. 18 (Reuter).
manufacturing similai goods which are working as indeper- dent units under the roofs of one factory. Six companies making imita. tion leather are forming a holding company which will continue their interests.
goods in Northampton
Concentration is thus being carried forward in the strongest co-operative spirit in many industries where the Government realise that benefit will be gained.
BLACK-OUT CRITICISM
the Chungking group's procedure is Director Of A.R.P.
Gives His Views
It has been decided to exclude furniture-making and clothing indus- tries from the scheme because the units are so small and varied that the disturbance caused by
such Although just voted into office, the reorganisation is not likely to be Council are already facing a very foreign members of the Provisional Justified. delicate situation, namely the selec tion of four Chinese members.
Both the pro-C
pro-Chungking and pro- Nanking bodies here have sent in their nominations to the Council. In addition, the Nunting group has sent letter to the Council alleging that
illegal as their nomination was made froin Hongkong, to where the pro- Chungking Chinese Ratepayers' As- sociation recently transferred to
As earlier avoid interference from Japanese
reported Just Wang Ching-wei supporters.
night's black-out was unsuccess- The four-Chinese-that-were-rren-ful This morning Wing-Com- Cloned yesterday were unoffelal. mander A. H. Steele-Perkins said that when discussing the ques- tion of observation with the air observer he found that the greatest light offenders appears to have been sampans and junks
Loss Of Work
Blamed For
Theft Of Clothes which were all over the harbour.
Chan Kau, 30, unemployed, was Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins fined $40, with the option of six pointed out that this in itself must weeks' imprisonment with hard give away the situation of the Island. labour, by Mr D. J. N. Anderson at Squatters' camps at Tal Hang and Kowloon Magistracy this morning above Blue Pool Road
were also of Lieut Collingwood, of No. for largeny of clothing, the property offending areas. Waterloo Road, Kowloon, on Aprli 18.
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Sat B. R. Ross said that the Ce plainant's amah took his clothing to
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of the amah the roof. A friend
found two visited the house and
the stairs. On sports jackets on being informed, the amah went to the arid
roof
found that the clothes had been taken. She ran to the the servants quarters and saw De fendant hiding behind n wall. He was chased and caught.
Sul Ross added that Defendant was
mind.
two sports jackets
The. recovered.
were
under
Efforts To Carry On A drive through the town revealed large number of houses last night that contrary to former black-outs showed efforts to carry on restricted lighting conditions instead of merely closing lights and going to bed. The effort was very creditable. was also observed that a large roofs of houses with lanterns number of people congregated on the torches which although invisible from the ground were quite visible from the air.
and
until recently employed in the Glou- opportunity was taken to test lighting During last night's black-out the cester Hotel Bakery, and the loss of effects at the Queen Mary Hospital his employment had affected his and the undertaking proved success- ful. All the sun-blinds werd drawn and in each ward and passage blue "spread" bulbs were used with a certain number of low-power non- coloured globes, which would give sufficient light for the medical personnel to carry on their workt with efficiency.
MALTA RAIDS
MALTA, Apr. 17 (Reuter), Enemy aircraft were thrice over the Island in the last 24 hours,
A Junkers making a reconnaissance In the afternoon at a great height
Communications
No A. R. P. exercises were hold last night owlog to the shortness of
was engaged by anti-aircraft de- the black-out but almost all the fences,
There is nothing further to port.
Von Papen Going To Berlin
report centres were testing their re-communications as between Wardens In the streets and the Central Authority.
my mind the only method to obtain a real 100 per cent black-out to stage one. at least a week. This, I think, would compel-people SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH{" then to take the necessary precau- ISTANBUL, Apr. 17... (UR)~~~The .tions, but I hope that this will not be German Ambassador, Herr von| necessary because we rely' so much Papen, is leaving for Berlin within on, the co-operation of the general the next few days to report to Hitler, public," said Commander Steele- but authoritative quarters deny tini Perkins.
A German-Turkish hon-aggression
pact is under consideration.
CONVOY LIE
French Subs Pass
By Gibraltar
GIBRALTAR, Apt.
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WASHINGTON, Apr. 17 (Reuter), President Roosevelt, through his Eye-witnesses report that three Private Secretary, Mr. Stephen. Early; French submarines and one destroyer characterised, as ‚a. "deliberato:, Ila".
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