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LONDON, July 3 (Iteuler)-A "menace to the safety of Britain” due to the ease with which German agents are able to cross the border from Ulster to Eire and despatch information to Germany in sealed diplomatic bags was alleged at question time in the House of Commons to-day by Sir William Davidson.
The Home Secretary (Mr į Herbert Morrison), however. (lechred that the questioner was | under misapprehension in
A
GOVERNOR
thinking that vio precautions OF BURMA
were taken to hinder German agents crossing the border. On! the contrary, all practical steps) had been taken.
ON TOUR
RANGOON, July 3 (Reuter).—In Several questioners continued to a rapid tour of the frontiers of insist upon the urgency of the matter. Burma, the Governor (Sir Reginald
(10
completed
ย
Smuggling
P. I. Ships' Inspection
MANILA, July 3 (Reuter).— The Customs Burenu has ordered the inspection of all Japanese
ships in Philippine ports to pre-
vent a possible evasion of export
control by carrying cargoes of
strategic materials billed for the United States and diverting them to Japan.
Cargoes cousigard
to the United
States are exempt from licences re- gardless of the carrier.
The Nozimą Maru, ordured to un-
The North Irish member, Sir Hugh Dorman-Smith), braving the fury of land in Manila Bay, had Inaded 6,000
monsoon. has O'Neill, asserted that the position was
mile ten-day tour nt tons of chromium ore and was lond- unsatisfactory. He urged Mr Mor-thousand
Burma's rison, in conjunction with the Prime Terasserim,
easternmosting coprn and hemp in Manila, all Minister, to go into the matter per-division where, amidst rubber planta cunsigned to the United States.
tits and valuable tin and wallrat
The Bordeaux Maru is on its way mines, have sprung defence units of to the United States, carrying 3,000 rapidly expanding forces.
Monally.
Diplomatic Immunity
Me Morrison promised to do so. Other members
asked whether Britain had any power to prevent the inclusion of secret information in diplomatic bags from Dublin to Ber-j
Jin.
It was also stated that there was radio transmission station in the German Legation In Dublin.
Mr Morrison replied that it would be contrary to public interest to dise close measures talten to control the dispatch of information out of the British Isles but all possibilities are! borne in mind.
ALIEN PROPERTY
IN CALIFORNIA
tons of chromium ore and 1,000 tow
Hitherto no governor had altempt-[of_copra.
its
ed to reach these areas by road, The Sydney Maru, Inst reported to particularly in the monsoon, and the be loading manganese ore at Dhol. Governor frequently waded knee has not beswered queries of deep across ravines where cars are whereabouts. forried by country rafts.
Tough Natural Barrier
The tour has emphasised the tough- ness of the natural barriers of the Teunsserin hills and the remarkable
crease of Burina's armed strength and the growth of aerodromes.
Australia And Russia
Desire To Assist
SYDNEY. July 3 (Reuter).-A
Soldier and farmer both came in for the Governor's attention because publle meeting to-night urged the as former Minister of Agriculture and Federal Government to examine the effective diplomatic,
a well-known mure in the agricul- prospects of
with Russin.
tural world, Sir Reginald has evinced economic and military co-operation the keenest interest in the lot of the W
The meeting, held in the town agriculturist whose problems wishes to study under the worst con-hull. was attended by a crowd of over 5,000. The Lord Mayor pre- sided.
ditions of weather.
arc
be
Chinese Minister To Australia
Waichiaopu Chief Waste Paper
中國
CI
Appeal By Evacuate
Mrg G. F. Stecle-Perkins, who is now living at Wahroonga, hins become president of the newly- formed Wahroong branch of
the Waste Paper Appeal, states
the "Sydney Sun.”**
UB
U.B.STOUT
She left Hongkong for Aus W. R. LOXLEY & CO., (China) LTD.
tralia with her daughters, Mary
and Susan, when women
and
children were compulsorily evacuated.
Mry Steele-Perkins is the wife of Wing Commander A. H. S. Steeld- Perkins, of the Fleet Air Arm, whose work in A.R.P. began in England 43 long ago as 1932 and who is Director of Air Raid Precautions, Hongkong. His handbooks on all branches of this subject are the ones in use to- day, and are
and are put out by the Home Once, to which he is attached, con- tinues the "Sun."
At her home in Hongkong, Mrs Steele-Perkins was chairman of the Women's A.R.P. Union, which was run on similar lines to the Sydney National Emergency Services, aut
Dr Quo Tai-chi, China's new For- eign Minister, snapped at the Chung-functioned 19 B recruiting offen king airport on his arrival to assume where arrangements were made for his new post, One of Dr Quo's training A.R.P. workers
first official aels was to announce the termination of diplomatie relations with Germany and Italy consequent on Axis recogaltion of the Wang Ching-wel regime. (Photo: Thomas Kwang),
COMMONS ON
PUBLICITY
Military Supplies SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
RANGOON, July 3 (Ileuter),-It SACRAMENTO, California, July 3s offelally announced that mechani-;
New Arrangements (Domel)-Mr Culbert Olson theeal fighting vehleles, modern au Governor of Californin, signed on July | tematic weapons and motorised
LONDON, July 3 (Reuter).- 2 a bill making it unlawful for aliens | transport
The Conservative member, Mr among the "urge residing in California to :herit pro- quanilties of modern war materială” CHUNGKING, July 3 (Router). perty.
which have arrived to augment the Mr Hsu Mo, former political Vice- Gammans, in the House of Commons to-day, took part in The measure was recently intro-supplies reaching Burma from the Minister for Foreign Affairs, is con- duced into the State Legislature by } United Kingdom" "for some time." sidered the most likely candidate for the debate on Sir John Ander- Mr Gardiner Jolinson, Assemblyman, |
the post of Chinese Minister to son's speech on the Govern- It is understood that the new ruling HYDE PARK, N.Y., July 3 (Reu Australia following the appointmentment's news and publicity policy. is only directed against aliens whose (er).-President Roosevelt to-day of Mr Fu Ping-chung as his successor. He said that he doubted whether countries do not recognise the in-ned the $1,011,144,529 deficiency Chairman of the Foreign Affairs the arrangements explained by
Mr Fu Ping-chang. formerly heritance of the estates and private appropriation Bill which takes up
the President of property owned by United States the deficiencies in the previous bud- Committee of the Legislative Yuan; the Lord
getary appropriations.
assumed his new post this morning. Council would meet the case.
The R.A.F. bombing of Germany would be increased in effectiveness if Mannpanning accompanied by the right sort of
propaganda.
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Ministry Criticised
H.
The Liberni member. Mr Graham White, who was "dismayed" that so little alteration was proposed, said that he did not criticise the Ministry of Information for not doing what German propaganda had done but the Ministry 19
a great amorphous conglomeration without a spine and apparently without lieart."
*
Mr. White objected to Sir John Anderson's remarks about the British Council which, he said, would give a wrong impression because the work of the Council was purely educational, cultural and entirely dissociated from propaganda.
Monchton May Resign LONDON, July 3 (Reuter)-An immediate repercussion to the changes in the Ministry of Informa- tion announced in the House of Commons to-day was the news that the Director-General, Sir Walter Monckton, may resign.
His comment was: "If the powers that be want to attack a tank with a pitchfork, we will go to 11. But don't start telling us that our pitchfork is a.tank because we think that we know the difference."
MR WELLES'
BENIGN HOPE Japan Will Keep Peace WASHINGTON, July 3 (Router). -Mr Summer Welles, Assistant Secretary of State, stated at his press conference to-day that the United States Government naturally, hoped the attitude taken by the Japanese Government In the war would be of such a character as to make for the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
that
to
This statement was made in reply question us to whether the a United States had oMelal information concerning the policy adopted by Japan. The
She and her husband started A.R.P. in Hongkong in 1938, and in a recent letter, Wing-Com- mander Steele-Perkins stated that his workers now included 4000 Chinese ale rald wardens,
Chinese Adept
From 1932 to 1930, Wing-Com- mander Steele-Perkins was Deputy- Director of A.R.P. in England.
A.R.P. Chinese learning
from churts and diagrams have proved wonderfully successful students, and have passed exams with a higher percentage of marks than Europeans.
Irs Steele-Perklus, who has find wide experience in lectur Ing, thinks Australian lectures in A.R.P. are too long and too dull. and says that Australlan methods are backward. are
She has offered
to help in giving talks if her services are required.
During her husband's many years with the Navy, Mrs Steele-Perkins, who was born in China, lived in many countries, including Egypt, India and Canada,
Keen Gardener
She is a keen gardener and has made gardens in all parts of the world. In China her gardens were mostly of the pot-plant and window- box type, but in Egypt, with the mid of camel-loads of Nile anud, she had a flourishing garden in the desert.
As president of the Wahroonga branch of the wastepaper campaign, Airs Steele-Perkins is making an op- peal to schoolchildren to save old exercise books and examination papers, as well as all scrap paper, bus tickets, &c.
As an example to helpers, alie has used both sides of her letter paper in sending out her appeal,
Swedish Claim
For U.S. Aircraft
NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuter).- The Federal Court to-day began hearing of a suit brought by the Kingdom of Sweden and Kungi Flygoer Vuliningen
the against Vulice Aircraft Corporation for the non-delivery to Sweden of 144 Vullee Model-400 single-engined pursuit planes.
Plaintiffs claimed $1,144,517 plus the return of a letter of credit for $1,407,940.
Russians In Vichy
Area Investigated
VICITY, July 3 (Reuler)--Many Russians rounded up in France after Vichy's brealt with the U.S.S.R. have been released, according to a com-. munique issued by the Vichy Govcin ment to-day.
The
communique says that "a great number of arrests" were carried out 113 *L measure of national security ordered by Adiniral Darion. It ex- plained that the authorities had to Assure themselves that the "position of all Russians in France was reque
The arrested persons are brought before local "sifting commissions whose task is to decide whether they can be safely set at liberty."
Moscow Retorta MOSCOW, July 3 (Reuter)."The internal and external policy of the maddened old men of Vichy gives Japanese Government, Mr sumcient confirmation that they are now nothing but agents of German Welles said, had officially stated that it had reached a decision as to its fascism"
lving Anys the "Pravda" policy and the course it. would Arst reaction to the Vichy Govern- pursue in world affairs.
ment's decision, to break relations His remarks expressing the hope with
Russia, that Japan's attitude would make for "The rupture of diplomatie rela- peace in the Parlic followed,
tlong
with Russia Is Justined by Recall of Ships
nothing and it is an offence against the dignity and honour of the French people. The hour of retaliation is coming when the fascist bandits and their agents will be thrown out of France".
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NEW YORK, July 3 (Reuter) Reports that the Japanese Govern inent has ordered nit Japanese ships to return to home poris lack con- Grmation in Washington,
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