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THE GREAT PROFILE"
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More Bacon Vichy, Allied And Turkish Forces Fraternise In Syria
For Britain
OTTAWA-Britain is not going to be allowed to suffer for need of bacon either because of Cartadian exports to the States or high consumption at home.
to
White has not yet been applied, an order has been secured to prevent exports
Uro States to whose markets hops from Canada could be attracted by the ruling high prices, there,
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent with
Allied Forces in Syria) '.
ALEPPO, July 18 (Delayed In Transmission).—With the close of the Syrian campaign, the Allled forces are already con solidating positions in Northern Syria with patrols operating in the Turkish border regions.
To-day shortly after noon, I
At the same time, pressure has but the memorable experience Colony Evacuees
applied to
been
the packers to of watching the first meeting restict, in degree, the domestic con-between an advanced British sumption to ensure that the Brillain supply is not Impeded. This restrick armoured patrol and Turkish tion, lends to Increase the price at frontier troops. home.
Canadian bacon supplies to the United Kingdom this your will amount to the huge fotal of 453,000,- 000 pounds.
De Gaulle In Cairo CAIRO, July 20 (Reuter)--The Free French leader, General de Gaulle, arrived here to-day,
LATE NEWS
Terrorists Abroad
In Shanghai
SHANGHAI, July 21 (Reuter) Terrorist gunmen were extremely, active this morning when three were shot dead and two wounded In different parts of foreign areas, while in Hongkew the Japanese caught Chinese with hand grenades which resulted in the losing of all the bridges leading to Hongkow for three
Air Views
FROM PAGE ONE Armoured cars belonging to one of the oldest English cavalry cannot understand how anybody can regiments in tho ilne recently mechanised patrolled up to one of the ously suggest that Sydney is "ter- ribly expensive." With a monthly frontler roads from Aleppo and con- allowance of £25 (EA.31), I have tacled three Turkish soldier with been able to maintain myself and ixed bayonets between two frontier
child
na comfortably as in Hongkong. posts.
the
The meeting was very friendly and Many of us are as much at home
in Australia as if we were in and we truly feel we are all round although unable to under-mor stand one another. Cigarettes were among our own folk. We cannot but consider ourselves more fortunate exchanged.
those Hongkong women who returned to England
Soldiers siniled and shook hands England,
The Turks were most interested in the armoured cars and cilmbed in to when the situation in the Far East began to look really threatening. I fail to see how it can be suggested
examine them.
Meeting With Turks
..
Prior to
to this meeting, we had walks that if Hongkong were attacked, our ed over the sun-scorched rocky husbands would feel happier if their terrain to a Turkish frontier post of wives and children
were sharing shaded trees with the Red Crescent with them in Hongkong the risic of than if they were liv-
of the Turkish flag Buttering in the midd
sudden death, than
1
breeze. A little fountain was play- Ing in safety in ing
the court-yard. At the
sympathise with women While 1 Customs house, a Turkish Captain who feel so keenly the long separa- and Lieutenant and Customs oficials tion from their husbands, your rend- offered us woffee, cigarettes and leeders should know that large pro- water. The atmosphere was most portion of the Hongkong women now cordial.
in Australia are quite prepared to To reach Syria's oldest city, I have remain here as long as the Hong- motored some 250 miles through the kong Guvernment considers It desir heart of the country and, found the abic that we should not return to roads to the north humming with that colony. We would like Austro- Allied transport..
lian women to know that we are not Released Prisonera fall grousers-4-as seems to be the gen Among those killed this morning
passed many Vichy military eral opinion from Brisbane to Mel- was Wong Teh-chow, high ofllelal of
camps being dismantled and a convoy bourne.
A LANCASHIRE LASS. the Wang Ching-wel regime's Peace
of released British prisoners who
.Sydney. Preservation Corps, who was
Cheered lustily. shot dead by gunmen while
Rows of Vichy transports, guns and
Exiles of Hongkong alighting ammunition dumps lay dejectedly on from a car in French Concession.
May an evacuee in Manly be al- the roadside Wang had previously been wound-
wille soldlers were lowed to air her grievance? Exactly ed in an attempt on his life at Sung-leave for the Tripoll area, which is Hongkong, On reviewing the situa
packing their kit and preparing to a year ago we left our homes in
hours.
ng and had come to Shanghal for | kinng
treatinent.
The gunmen, Anding their way of escape barred by police, shot it out with an Annamite policeman which ended with both lying on the ground injured,
"The other two people killed were a nan and wife sinin by a couple of gunmen in the Western Area for us yet an unkown motive.
Merging Of Red Republics
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MOSCOW, July 20 (UP), 11 officially announced that a decrce has been issued stating that owing to the transition from peace time war time, it has been decided to merge the People's Commnissurlat of Internal Affairs and the Commis sariat of State Security into a single Internal Affairs Commissarlat ni that similar un
unity, will be effected in the Union and the pulonunious re publics, territories and regions.
M. Lavrentii Pavlovich Berin has Leen appointed Commissar of In- lernal Affairs.
A communique has also been issued stating that as from July 10 there has been
decrease
the organising institutions of propaganda and the Intersection umee political of military commissars in the Red Army which are now extended to the Red Navy. It was added that the office of Military Commissars shall be introduced to all ships units and naval schools, while the office of Political Instructors, is established in sub-divisions of ship to be units and institutions.
New Liner For The N. Y. K.
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
TOKYO, July 21 (UP)-Preparing for Japan's southward economic ex- pansion, the NYK. has laid the keel of a 10,000-ton liner at the Mitsu- bish's Nagasaki dockyard or the south seas' runs.
The NYK. is the largest shipping company in Japan and had 125 ships totalling 778,298 tons gross as on October 31, 1930 which are the latest avallable figures from the Communl- catlons Minister.
Significant Japanese Press Comments
We
at present a neutral zone and re-tion, can one be blamed for saying served for Vichy troops..
that the whole things seems a farce.
Tynis aerodrome showed evidence
This suggestion I put forward, that ot R.A.F. bombing. Hangars were
the
"Government" shall say now, how smashed and large tumps were blown sky-high,
ammunition much longer we are likely to be While away. Aleppo airport,
the service men's already by the R.A.F. and buzzing with their stations, yet the lot of "eivi- occupied wives are also eager to return to activity, stil!
shows the shattered relians" seems even, worse, mains of burned-out planes and have no help from the Government, as they damaged buildings.
financially or
or otherwise.
In Aleppo itself, there arc xtil several thousand Vichy soldiers and situation a great deal worse,
Winter now upon us makes the airmen. It is rather strange sitting two homes are being kept from ona when In restaurants next to Vichy Airman's salary, Force officers who had probably all heen sent to Britain, where we Much better had we been ground-strafing one a few days could at least have made a real effort carlier.
to help in thin "bellish" struggle.
"THISTLE." Manly,
No Animosity However, there are no outward. signs of animosity although . Vichy! soldiers seem decply affected and de- .pressed after the campaign,
Here I contacted for the first time) mysterious,
British
Indlun columns who had
had plunged a thou-
the
sand miles across the endless desert from Irng via Deir ez Zor to Aleppo from flank. Looking very t and sun-burned, these troups are in the finest fettle.
On one occasion more than 30
More Enemy Shipping Attacked
FROM PAGE ONE
stopped Bring.
They said that Saturday, streaking down one after some of the worst times they had the other from 250 feet to 50 feet. were due to enemy aircraft. They After the fourth of the six fighters had little
protection against ulr had dived, all guns on the "fak" ship attacks. bombers escorted by fighters ground-made by a lone fighter pilot on
Another attack on Saturday was. strafed them en route, but they de 1,500-ton motor ship half a mile from clared that all they needed was the, French bath, "We have not had one for two nearly to sea-level, he blazed away coust. Diving down months,"
with his cannon and Efficient Indian Troops
only stopping firing wmchine-guns, Although full detalls of the part nearly hitting the mast. revested, Britishers ure full of praise plosions played by Indian troops are not yet broke away, he saw flashes of ex- rmoke coming from the
he was As he
for the manner these forces, starting bridge. The Vesse! turned Im- from Basra, assisted in cleaning up mediately and made for shore. Habaniyah and Baghdad in Iraq and then carried on In the Syrian com- paign,
They never complained and show- ed a very high degree of discipline, proving ideal troops for such tiring warfare.
There is no doubt that the Syrian campaign was handled in a masterly manner and great credit is due to these phantom desert columns in
regard to the enemy morale breaking down so early.
Axis Nationals BEIRUT, July 20 (Reuter).-Ger-} man and Italian nationals as well as nationals of enemy-occupied coun-) tries are required to register with the Pollee within three days under an order issued by the occupation authorities here.
Easter Gifts To Servicemen
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, July 21 (UT) The "Mochi Shimbun" to-day stresses the importance of Admiral Toyado's new job; but in an editorial points out his difficultles, observing: "Our nation's emergency diplomacy has litherto been, based on the Tripartite Poet with the Japanese-Soviet Neutrality Pact as a supporting column.
"They served le steel our diplóma of the men belong to the H.A.F. and tic efforts abroad and aided our efforts to meet Pacific problems and
the other four are in the Army,
"Lewis
Walcott, Mr
I retired:
Eight members of the Forces who were travelling north by truin re- cently, received an 'Easter egg gift
of £50 each from n ́traveller, Four
a settlement of the China Incident, London stockbroker, handed to each
but the sudden outbreak of the Ger- man-Soviet
diploons of
For
Japanese
of them a staled envelope with wor took away tha
Instructions not to open them until our For Eastern he had left the train. After he hadi
left the compartment they opened responsibilities in the have this Increased."
the envelopes and found in each the The paper
- sum of 250 in notes. The donor lind added that Admiral Toyado might prove to be excellent
gone to another part of the train. since a trained diplomat might "nd-
Mr Walcoti, in reply to a question as to what had prompted his gift, here too closely to the nicelles of said that it was an Easter thank- diplomatic rules.
offering for the escape of himself
" "Kokumi Shimbun" stated and his family in the last rald op to-day that JL. feared there would be Coventry, it was a small recogni wholesale resignations of Japanese tion of what the boys are doing he diplomats abroad, while the "Miyako said.
Shimbun" declared that Japan's diplomacy should "to the last rest the fulfilment of the unique mission which faces Japan alone. From first to last the basis of Japanese foreign policy must be the ending of the China War and expansion of the East Asia Prosperity, Sphere."
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STOCK MARKET
REPORT
Hongkong Stock Exchange Omelal Summary, issued Saturday, is:
Buyers
H.K. Goyt, 4% Loan 07.60 H.K. Govt 31 Loan (1034) 93.78 H.K. Govt. 34 Loan (1940) 93.75 Canton Ins. $225
Union Ins. $400 J.K. Fire ins. $105 Wharves, $00 Providents
$5.80
Realtics $3.10 Trame $18.00
Electries "O" X. Nts $22- Electrics "N" $21 Electries Rts SII Watsons $10.45
Sellers
Providents $5.95 Hotels $3.60 Lands $35.50 Realties $3.40 Cements $15.25 Ropes $0 Watsons $10.75
Salos
H.K. Govt 3% Loan (1934) 05 ILK. Banks $1,410
Providenta $5.85/90
Realties $3.30
Trams $17.15. Lights "O" $0 Electrics Ris $11
DEATH
"OATES-On July 21, 1941, at St. Teresa's Hospital, Gladys Han- nah, beloved wife of A. E Coates. Aged 31. Funeral will pans the Momument to-morrow at 5.30 p.m. (Shanghal, Tien- tsin end Manila papers please copy).
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