Portuguese Reinforce Azores
LISBON, July 15 (Reuter).— "More and more. Portuguese troops are being sent at inter- vals to the Azores to reinforce the garrison there.
Before a contingent embarked this morning, it was drawn up in the largest square in the city, where new colours were
me- schted to the infantry battalion recently mentioned in general orders.
Chinese Envoy To Vichy Govt Tells Of Plans
Dr Wel Tun-ming, newly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to Vichy, has arrived in Hongkong and will shortly leave by steamer for his post via the United States. Ite
will be accoin-
panied by Mr Hsu Kung-su. Co sellor of the Chinese
and Mr Perg Wang-nich,
Interviewed by "Central
Newi
Dr Wel said that when he reaches Vichy he will devote his efforts to inintain cordial relations between China and France which, so far, have not been affected by the capi tulation of the latter country to Germany.
He will try to give whatever assist- ance needed to the numerous Chinese students who have been stranded in France since the German Invasion and who are unable to return to China, Some of these students re vealed, have been withdrawn to Switzerland and many are remain- ing in the southern part of France.
Wednesday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
IT'S DUBLIN—This isn't London or Berlin, but Dublin, capital of neutral Eire, after severe bombing raid of May 31. Bomb fragments were said by exports to have boon of German origin and Irish, government protested to Naxis. At least 30 persons ware killed and more than 300 wore injured.
International
Economic
For
Farm Bloc Warfare
July 16, 1941. Marshall On Emergency
Retaining Selectees
Senate
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuter): -It was disclosed to-day that Gen- eral George Marshall, Chler of US. Army Staff, testifying before the Military Committee on July 9 in support of legistation permitting the National Guardsmen for more than une year, told Congress that specially trained
army
Instead of marines should have occupied Ice- land but were prevented because of difficulties of the single year ser- vice rule.
retention of selectées and
the
units
General Marshall testified: "Un- Mess the One year limit is removed, our present trained forces will large- ly melt away."
He denied that he had planned an "expeditionary force" and he called attention to President Roosevell's declaration of the Nation's emer gency, adding "I personally belleve that it is urgently necessary in the publle interest for the Committee to declare the existence of the nation's emergency."
Late Mr. A. C. Botelho
Old Portuguese Resident Buried Yesterday
The funeral of Mr Augusto Cezar Botelho, who died on Monday at the age of 60, took place at the Catholic) Cemetery yesterday. Father Spezioli, assisted by Father A. Rossello, officiated, with
Mar II. Valtorta Born
Bom in the Colony, Mr Botelho was educated at the Victoria English School and in his younger days was every keen sportsman. In addition to the widow, he is survived by a and a captain in the Volunteers, and two daughters, Mrs H. A. Noronha
WASHINGTON, July 2 (UP).—The world's largest agricultural nations-theson, Me 11. A. de B. Botelho, solicitor
United States, Argentina, Canada and Australia-are being considered by govern
Free Frenchment economists as a potential nucleus for an international farm bloc to wage
Plot In
Rabat
LONDON, July 15 (Reuter). -A Free French plot has been
economic warefare against the Axis.
Economists here are studying preliminary plans for es
tablishing such a bloc. While the war continues it would help
the British to blockade the Axis by declining to ship food to Europe; after the war it would be designed to meet the barter system of trade.
These four great farm nations
discovered at Rabat, the Ger- have a virtual monopoly on the India Shows
man wireless announced to-day quoting a message from Tangier. More than 20 persons including an official of the Chamber of Commerce, have been arrested, it is stated.
Nazis Consider U.S. In War Soon
world's surplus food supply- wheat, maize, mutton, wool and hides as well as countless minerals,
4
Another feature of such on Interna- tional co-operative farm bloc would
Versatility Of Production
REVIEW OF
WAR IN CHINA
1.
Nine Major Battles
weapons.
of the
and Miss Olga Bolalho.
Ages, des cours, representing
the
Among those present at the funeral were relatives, Dr J. P. Feilly, Mr D. J. Cairns, Mesars A. E. Alves, I. A. Alves, D. Alonco, M.Alarcoun, E. U. R. Alves, N. Barros, Beltran. ET. Brown, J. E, Barros, C.
H. A. Darros, B. Basto, K. A. Dotelho, P. P. Botelho, A. C. Barretto, M. F Baptista, A. Castilho, C. Chan, P, Castilho, C. Cunha, E. L. Cunha, C. Correa, Lee d'Almada e Castro, Snr., . X. d'Almada, C. d'Almada, D. d'Aquino, E. J. Figueiredo, J. Fonseca, A. V. Gosano, B. Gosano, D. V. Lopes, J. J. Gutteres, C. Laurel, C. Lopes, i, A. Lammart, J. Kotewall, M. Mendonca, C. E. Marques. F. Atorques, B. Maher, F. A. Noronha, C. Noronha, E. A. Noronha, R. A. Omar. A. F. Ounund, A.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CHUNGKING, July 15 (UP) Pereira, T. Perelta, J. Pereira, I General Ho Ying-ching, the War Pinna, A. M. Prata. 8. Pinne, J. M. V Minister, to-day broadcast a review
Remedios, F. 2. A. Remedios, 11. M. Ro- of the four years
medios, E. A, Remedios, J. M. da Rocha, Sino-. X. v. ileiro, L. V. Ribeiro, W. A. Japanese war.
Reed. E. Reed, A. M. L. Soares, V. F. M. The police discovered ጎ large be to help feed the starving millions SIMILA, July 15 (Reuter).---India's
General Ho sald that China Badr, A. da Biya, A. C. Soares, H. Soares, Souza, A. Sourn, L. Silva, C. M. Suva. amount of propagando material expected to follow the war. Officials war effort has never been confined 1,700,000 regulars at the outbreak of F. L. Bilva, Henry de Sa, F. P. Sequeira, which will form part of the evidence here anticipate a famine in post-war to the needs of the troops on her war; to-day she had 5,000,000 re A. G. Sumad, A. Tavares, H. A. Xavier. against the arrested persons. They Europe.
soil and for many months products guiars. 10,000,000 reserves and 800,- Xavier, P. A-Yvanovich, Drs L. A. Baslo, 3, P. Xavier, F. A. Xavier, C. A. P. Exploration of this plan is being of India's industry have gone in an 000 guerilles. He said that ull unita Finale, E. L. Gosano, F. Souza. will be charged in court with having made in the current economic confer-increasing stream to the service of were connived at the desertion of French-
now equipped with modern Flowers from the widow, son, daughters, men to join the de Gaulle army and ence in South Amerien involving the overseas forces of the Empire.
cousin and niece were interred with the with having made arrangements for Argentina and Uruguay, it was said. This point was made by Sir
Csaket. Other wreaths obtaining
The Japanese employed 20 divi- Charlie, Julia, Frankie and Bosco, Laura were scnt by recruita for a
foreign Significantly, it was advanced here Mohamed Zafrullau Khan, a Mem-slons in China in 1837, 30% divisions and Augusta, Gloria and Alfonso, Celeste army.
the presence of. Argentine ber of the Supply Committee, in a in 1938, an average of 35 divisions in during
and Peter, ferella and Edward. Arthur Foreign Minister Enrique Ruiz- broadcast on Tuesday. Referring to 1940 and 38%
and Deus, Chice, Joannes, Mem and Lugl. Guinnzu, who is conferring with high munitions production he said that However, the Japanese gains pro-
divisions in 1041. Con and Tom Martin, Vences and Lita American ofcials. and shortly after india
Rebelro and nephews, Mr and Mrs B. X. was indebted to the steel gressively diminished
Alves, Mr and Mrs C. M, S. Alves, Bir the visit of the Australian Prime industry for the supply of armour Minister, Robert Gordon Menzies.
and Mrs II. A. Barrus, Mr and Mrs F, de plate
which
He said that there were would progressively major battles since January, 1930- Batethe, Mr and hire A. Y. Calamel. Mr nine Barros and family. Mr and Mrs It. A. Farm Surpluses keep pace with the demands of its Nanchang, Ichang and Chungilao and Mrs Lee Almada Castro, Sr. Mr
armoured Aghting The plan being studied, it was said, would increase its total output by Mountains in which the Chinese and Mt Alfred E. Coates, Dr and Mrs
vehicles, ander
Aira Lee d'Almoda e Castro, Jr., Mr might it in with the administration's 33 per cent, very shortly. Orders To Fleet Comment reported plans to wage an all-out
were defeated; and North Hupeh, J. P. Fehlly, Mr and Mrs L. E. Guterres, Guns And Vehicles
North Hanan, North Kwangtung, A. E. Kew, Mr. and Mrs E. Ados-Re- Mr and Mrs A. E. II. Castro, Mr and Mrs ZURICH, July-15-(Reuter)-Theconomic war against the Axis in
South-Kwangsi,-South-Honan and medios, Me and Airs A. Reed. Mr this hemisphere. An question whether the United States
arrangement -India was now making live times North Kiangal, in which the Chinese Mr. M. da Rocha, Sfr and Mrs J. M. Is going formally to declare war now on an international farm block many guns as in peacetime and wor
da Rocha, Mr and Mrs G. U. da Roze, she intended to multiply the present among nations that heretofore have
Mr and Mrs A. W. da Roze, Mr and Mrs on the side of Britain and Russia has competed in the world markets for Production figure
Guerillas Attack by eight. India
G. F. dos Santos, Air and Mrs A. M. L suddenly become the centre of Inter- sale of their exportable surpluses undertaken
a programme of CHUNGKING, July 15 (Central Sears Mr and Mrs A. R. H. Exmall, Mr eat in Germany according to lie
and Mrs J. A, D. Silva and forty (Brazil). manufacturing might
a means of solving the vehicles well up provide a
urinoured
News)Flve correspondent of the "National Zel- huge South American farm surpluses supply"
fighting
hundred
Chinese F. J. B. da Silva, Mr and Mrs M. A. da to the probable guerillas inade a vigorous attack Silva, Mr and Mrs C. G, Siva. Mir_and that are
of suitable chassis are accumulating.
from against the Japanese
hirs R. d. de Souza. Mr and Mrs C. A. and A sensation has been caused, he
puppet Argentina's
abroad.
P. Xavier, Mr and Mrs J. P. Xavier, Mr economy has
troops near Soochow Inst night, new and Mrs V. A. Yvanovich and children. been says, by the prominent publication virtually there of a report from a pro-Axis Formerly. it sold most of its wheat would grow into an alreraft industry,
by the
An aircraft wrecked
1105 factory
been cording to Shanghat
Mra M. C. Jorge and farally, Mr M, it, Ward and family, Elsa B. Ozorio and
d'Almada e Castro, Dr. Eugene, L. de and family, Aura Jock and family.
Major S. Jarvis, J. M. M. Alves, C. Souza, M. R. Reed and family, F. J. de Elgueiroda, Jr., Ignez Maria de Figueiredo, Eduardo Jose de Figueiredo, D. J. N Anderson, P. V. Botelho, P. P. Bolellio, A. F. Ferreira, G. B. Ford. D. G. Caims. II. Jeplison, T. M. F. de Graca, F. Gomer, Miss F. Gomer, Maria Francisca Machado Alves and Marie, Dr G. W. Pupe, Antonnic and Honey Bilva Netto, Carios Silva
tungo
for
Daily News. In view of the
and
war. established which, it all went well, ing the North China quot- Mr and Mrs It. M. Xavier and family, Swedish paper suggesting that Pre- and meat to Great Britain, but ships and shiypards were building a large jeldents he sequent train ne- family, Mrs L Montalto
sident Roosevelt intends to push his hostility to Germany to the extremes and has therefore ordered the Ameri- can fleet to fire without warning on Axis
ships. Authoritative circles in Berlin de
that formerly plied between Buenos Aires and Liverpool now are in the north Atlantic from the United States.
carrying munitions Government economists said that regardless of the war's outcome such clared, continues the correspondent, a bloc of furm countries would be that "after a careful examination of an excellent idea, inasmuch the circumstances the report can be regarded as perfectly accurate and authentic,"
29 It
would form a basis upon which to solve Individual surplus and market- ing problems.
number of small craft from mince Japanese have erected many sweepers to lifeboats.
caused by Chinese sabotage burbed-wire barricades along the Shanghal-Nanking Railway between Kunshan and Nanking, which are charged with electricity at night.
Tokyo Denies
Losses Of
Warships
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
No Hitler Peace
Proposals
Stabbing Europe
A move for co-operative control of world farm markets was begun German newspapers at the same
in time publish attacks on the President Wheat Conference, but the plan for 1039 at the London International
WASHINGTON, July 16 (Reuter), for, as they allege,
"There is no Hitler peace proposal stab Europe in the back during ita apporiloning world wheat markets The Japanese Naval spokesman this said Mr Stephen Early, President
"preparing to
SHANGHAI, July 13 (Domet) ofletally before this government," struggle against the Bolsheviks
was scrapped at the outbreak of the afternoon at the Press Conference Roosevelt's Secretary, to-day, ad- Political observers suggest that this war.
natly denied Chungking reports that dressing a press conference. latest propaganda outburst has been Canada, for instance, is estimated) Chinese mines accounted for 81
en to have enough wheat to All all of Japanese
Ke was
referring to Mayor Including American Isolationists, secondly in than a year.
ships
nine LaGuardia's statement on Monday, warships. order to press Japan, and thirdly in
United States,
Sumner Welles Comment order to inspire the German public with 300,000,000 bushels of wheat al- Japanese
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuter). bluntly declared,-Mr Sumner Welles at a Presa con- ready in its storage bins, anticipates "Not a fresh exertions in the face of an 868,000,000 bushel crop this year. been sunk by mine or artillery or borated Mayor LaGuardin's state- American "Intervention."
Japanese warship hus ference to-day praised and corro- That would make a total of 1,240,000, acriol bombing
launched firstly in order to stir up its own and Britain's needs for more commed w Hazama of the
to
Encouraging U.S.
Labour Facts
WASHINGTON,
(Router)"There
July 16
is not a
single strike in the United States that is troubling the Office of Production Management,"
Mr
Sidney Hillman, Director of the Office, told the House of Repre-j
The
Woolton-Alias Mrs Beeton
Good News For Britons LONDON, July 15 (Reuter).—
NOT 11.51% NAVY S
hips have
Petain Talks To Colonies
Maria and Antonio Silva Noto, 1. N. da Silva. C. d. Lodge, Carmen and toy Silva-Netto, Peter Lo, Lee Sik- bill. Li Yan-chicong, Li Shing-yim, Dr O E, Yeoh, Li Fuk-tal, Mrs in Cheuk and family. Li Latt-sang. De P. II. Teng. Mr Ting-chun, William Kong, Larm Shun- Hoo Fook-ping. Yuen Pul-hang. Yow Mick Taze-fung. Tang Wal-cho, unit shek, Lam Kwok-chol, Kung Chi-chlu, family. Kam-ling. E. Chuen, u Leung and
All ranks No. (Portuguesej:
Coy, .v.D.C.; Thoresen and Co., Ltd: Port Health Omes; Officers, W.O., N.C.Ox, men, No Coy. H.K.V.D.C. Utoomal and Astudamal Co: Wo Fat Sing Ltd; Board- National City Bank of New York. ing officers, Man Shab Shipping Co.;
Hughes' Frank Talk To Australians
WASHINGTON, July 15 (Reuter). Soviet Pact Welcomed
bushels. The normal domestic con- ment of hostliitince the commencements that Hitler, agents were seek-1 sumption is 725,000,000 bushels. This Asked regarding merchant vessels, United States,
ing to promote pence proposals in the would mean a surplus of 623,000,000 the spokesman declared that these bushels at the end of this crop year, have been "very fow." He recalled proposals had been reaching him ac
Mr Welles said that reports of the that only one small boat has been casionally, but he emphasised that sunk this year and only five or alx they were not official proposals to the
been sunk sincs, the United States Government. beginning of hostilities..
Hess Mentioned
-Questioned in regard to a report that Hess had flown to Britain, with appeal to the Australian Communists' | SYDNEY, July 15 (Reuter), -- Art pence plan under which the British Left Wing followers to support the Fleet and the Empire would remain Federal Government na the Soviet intact. President Roosevelt at a workers are supporting theirs was Ho snid that production
press conference to-day
and that greater than that of the totalitarian/which was issued in conjunction with Marshal Petain Inaugurated "France!
hc
made by Mr W. M. Hughes, the Navy July 15 (Reuter)not know of that proposal.
belleved that, even Mr Churchill did Minister, in a broadcast. statos, "The weakness of the totall-the new edition of the ordinary torian system is the loss of workers ration book recently.
Overseas werk in a short broadcast well-meaning citizens
The President added that many The Empire must take full advart. co-operation."
relayed by Lyons Radio station to-tinually rushing to Washington with to smite Germany, he said. A month con-age of the heaven-sent opportunity. the night.
Referring to compatriots of the looked like "plants,"
peace plans which
In some cases ngo, the mighty Narl war machine empire, "whose loyalty and work
was poised to attack Suez and Its have enabled the wounded Mother-
Axis partner would have simullane- ously attacked Singapore. All had been arranged but the scene was now "Very Nicest People
sentatives Committee which is Lord Woolton, the Minister of Food, investigating migratory labour. to-day lifted the vell of secrecy which has hung over the yellow ration book
TVILS
Up to now the purpose of this Mr Hilman declared that 2,700,000 yellow book was unknown to were now employed in defence in public. dustries, compared with 400,000 a
year ago. ING
LONDON,
He estimated that the totul a year Lords that America was going to lond Ito undertake her recovery," and
Variety In Diet
Malta Unharmed
Lord Woolton told the House of provide Britain with variety in dlet but that these new fistributed.
to
hence would be 5,700,000,
MALTA, July 15 (Router) Three partly the explanation for the yellow French
"That," said Lord Woolton,
were
Admiration
native populations who have Gen Wu Teh-Chen's changed. a. grenter "preserved their confidence in foodstuffs would have to be equally great nation which has always loved the and protected
them,"
Marshal Petain insisted on the unity of the CHUNGKING, July 18 (Central tion of "the very nitost people" who Mr Hughes castigated a small sec" air raid alarms sounded last night book." Lord Woolton said that there
Empire. when a number of enemy aircraft were fewer people suffering from appointments, all have united round Chinese People's Foreign Relations that Nazism won than have the
Ife said,
News) General Wu Teh-chen, in suspected and distrusted the Brilish- id, "In spite of cruel diss capacity as President of raided the Island.. Bombs were malnutrition at the end of the second the dag to defend the unity of the Association, has addressed a wire to Soviet to help save us from Nazi the Soviet Fact! They would rather dropped causing some damage to year of war than in the days of Empire and the sacred ties that bind Prime Minister Winston Churchill of domination. God save us from such civilian property but there were no peace and that Britain could Ince at to the Mother Country."
Britain, expressing admiration for narrow-minded, treacherous counubis. casualties, Thore were no Services third year of war with "much cond. The Marshal made no specific re the gallantry, of the British people in I welcome the alliance, with this great damage or casualties, ----dence.
ference to the developments in Syria. their war.
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