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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 23, 1941.
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Travel In China To-day By Road, Rail, Sea & Air
China has Billl access to the world by dozens of routes according to the opinion of an expert, Mr Tang Wei-pin, Vice- Director of the China Travel Service, who gave a talk on the subject at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Kowloos, during the week-end, states "Central News,"
Referring to communications
in Chitt since the war, Mr Tan Form Of U.S.
said that though many railways and highways have fallen into enemy hands or have been Austroyed by the Chinese them-
Aid To Reds
selves, a large number of new Want Manganese 'And communication lines have been inaugurated.
leads eastward to
Chromium In Exchange
Thus in the southwest, Kwelyang, WASHINGTON, July 22 (Reuler). formerly an isolated and backward | The United States have offered to city, is now an important communi- buy any strategic materials that ention centre. From Kwelyang Russia might want to self to help to highway now
pay for purchases of war supplies in Changsha measuring 1,000 kilometres, América, declared Mr Jesse Jones, Area! westward Kungit Federal Loan Minister, at a Press measuring 662 llometres, third conference 10-day, northward to Chungking measuring 188 kilometres and a fourth south-
it
to
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ward to Luchow measuring 632
kilometres.
The offer was made to the Russian Ambassador. M. Oumansky, a week akce, but Mr Jones did not know was likely to go when the deal through.
From Kunming there is the Burma Road running to Wangting, a small
Mr Jones explained that the only town on the Yunnan-Burma Border. From Chungking there is the Sing difficulty was to get materials parti- Soviet International highway, pass from: western Russin to Vindivostok cularly manganese and chromlum Ing through Chengtu, Klenko, Ning- Klang, Hanching, Tienshul Lan- and there to find ships to transport chow, Kiuchuan, Changyel, Wuwel, then to the United States. Singsingtsin, Humi and Thwa. Je said that the mensuring length of 5,270 kilo-
metres,
The
main highways in the south west and northwest Incasure approximately 0.939 kilometres.
Recently o now highway between Neiktąng in Szechwan and Sichang in Silton has been completed. Ini addition, there are a large number of main highways of shorter dy-1 tances, branch highways and proviñ-p elal highways.
Railways Still Run
I
According to Me Tang, railways superation include the Kun- ming-Kalyunn section of the Yuunan Hallway measuring 350 kilometres, ; the Kwelchow-Kwangal
Railway measuring
A
100 kilometres, the flang
measuring
the purchases would not necessarily be balanced by the equivalent amount of war materials, bought in the United States. "The Russions have a good supply of ensk gold. They have not asked for a
on."
Exchange Of
ASLEEP ON THE STAIR-Might be something poetic about being asleep on the stair, except that those British kids are trying to find rest on spiral staircase of London subway, after Hitler's airmon had bombed their home in London. Homo was hit three times.
University Men Must LOAN TO
Join Training
Training Units
Conditions under which University students, student teachers and industrial apprentices may be dealt with in relation to service in the Forces have now been decided by the Government. Men under 20, the age group into which students naturally fall, will be registered as soon as they become 19.
Badly Hurt Registration will proceed by
Prisoners
afghal Railway from Stan for the exchange
the
of
hulf-year classes, so that those who have reached 19 by the First half of this year will re- gister about July, and those who become 19 during the last six. months of 1941 will register about January.
Colony
Health
Bulletins
In Two Days
BRITAIN
AMERICA PROVIDES
EXCHANGE
AID
London, July 22. An American loan of $425,000,000 to Britain to pay for war supplies contracted for prior to the enactment of the Lease and Lend Act was an nounced in Ute
Commons by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kingsley Wood, to-day,
Str
been
The loan, he said, had nuthorised by
the Reconstruction Finance Corporation with the пр- proval of President Roosevelt, agreement was ilgned yesterday.
The Chancellor said;
The
"The purpose of
of this loan is to provide this country with exchange to be used towards paying for war supplies contracted for prior to the ennenent of the
the Lease and Lend
there will be
be pledged shares repre- senting direct investments and cer- tain, marketable securities.
section of the LONDON, July 22 (Reuter) Railway measuring Asked in the House of Commons to 478 kilometres, the Hunnan-Kwangs or negotiations with enemy Powers ast day for an account of the progress 537 kilometres,
Apart from medical and dental badly-wounded
ot eastward to Tungkwan. Shanehow prisoners of war, Mr Richard Law, students who are reserved
ages, all students who wish to go on Loyung and Kunglisien, westward to Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs. to a University must Arst obtain the Thirty-One Cholera Cases Act. As collatoral security for loan) Phochi
said that and northward to Tungkun hat proposals for repatriation aggregating 767 kilometres, and the by means of hospital or other suitable approval of a Joint Recruiting Board, ang-Klangst
Railway from
were
made by the British composed of University and military;
authorities. Kishwa
Ornment last year but were not to Chuki, Lankl, Chuchow und Yingtan aggregating 490 kilo-accepted by
German Govern
Must Show Ability metres. The total of railways in inent.
Men intending to follow a selen- operation 2,707
Islometres,
A counter proposal for repatriation tific or technical course will then re- Important air routes, Mr Tong from neutral countries by ambulance ceive deferment from service. These wald, include the Hongkong-Chung-| aircraft had, however, recently been taking other courses will be required ported), King-Kunming-Loshito-Rangoon line received from Beriin.
to enlist in one of the Services, but four of Dysentery, three of Typhoid, "The loan will bear interest at the which will be extended to Calcutta British Covernment had been unable allowed to complete one year's study. eulpsis.
While for practical reasons the will be placed on the Reserve on one of Measles. and 48 of Tuber-rate of 3 per cent. per annum and were reported during the mature in 15 years, provided that an suon, the
the
line,
the
Thirty-one cases of Cholera (nie "There will be no change in the from Victoria, 17 from Kowloon, une control or management of these direct each from Shaukiwan and Aberdeen, investments, including British-owned two from the Harbour, and one im- Insurance companies in the United
Lwo cases of Diphtheria, States,
Cu Luchow.chio accept it in the form in which it They, are to be recommended for a week-end. The Cholera total is now extension for five years may, at our
"The
option, be made if two thirds of the capital has been repaid at the end During the week ended on Satur-of 15 years. The terms of the agree- University students must make day. 84 cases of Cholera with 34 ment will be published to-day,
deaths, three cuses of Meningitis "I belleve that the House, with the with two deaths, six of Diplitherin terms of the agreement before it will 28 deaths, 23 of Typhoid with seven a with two deaths, 45 of Dysentery with agree with me that this representa satisfactory arrangement, and once deaths, one of Measles with one again
With regard to navigation Mr Tang/scheme would be put into effect Guard, the Royal Observer Corps or death, one of Scarlet Fever, and 2937 reflects the readiness of the
the
were
United
States administration 10 of Tuberculosis with 170 deaths, were extend its assistance to us. The also reported.
execution of this agreement will require legislation and the Treasury will need to retain special until
ting (Loshan) line, the Chungking-was made, they had made an alter-university course only if they show 1.211.. Kweilin line, the Chungking-ative surgestion which they hoped exceptional intellectual ability or Kunming
Chungking Government.
would be line,
acceptable to the German capacity for leadership. Chengt line and the Sino-Soviet
Neutrals Approached line, nassingt through
satisfactory progress In their studies Lanchow, Hami, Tihwa and Alma Ata.
Meanwhile the governments uf And must Join a senior those neutral countries with whose Corps or an Air Training Corps, un- Training Shipping Routes
co-operation it was hoped that the less they are members of the Home
the Civil Defence
services. said the principal shipping routes in- were being approached. clude
Negotiations with
Student teachers will be reserved Cenang-eng-necessarily so far pulvanced or in hot during the the route,
completion of their
course Peiling-Chungking route, the Chung-case of Germany in view of the fact subject to the following conditions: king-Wanhslen-Lubsien
that no large numbers of Hochuen-
If they prisoners
enter
training college Loshian route, the Wuchow-Lluchow were in question until this year.
teche un term, 1940, had not route, and
Medical Commissions, added Mr renched 18 years on Oct. 1, 1040, the Lluchow-Nanning route.
Law, should soon be functioning in and are due to take their final exaBI- Chinese students in Hongkong finly, Middle East and India with a nation in March, 1942; or enter a desiring to go to the interior of view 10 selecting those entitled to training college l the autumn term. 1041, and have not reached 18 by China to study, Mr Tang said, any repatriation.
Meanwhile, ko by either of three ways: Firstly,
menns by which October, They may go by C.N.A.C. or Eurasia repatriation would be effected were plane to Chungking for HK$540, to under discussion. Kunming for HK$860, to Numyung
-
for HK$270, to Chengtu for HK$50B and to Lanchaw for HK$728.
Mondly,
they
and the
may go by way of the Burma Road. Four including the Doulas 5.5. Co., are maintaining
shipping companies,
regular
shipping services between
Hongkong and Rangoon, It
takes
Berlin Bitter
At Bolivia
LONDON, July 22 (Reuter). quarters in
about 12 days to travel by bant fromAuthoritative
to Rangoon,
they may go by way of Berlin state that the German Wallam, Lluchow. Government yesterday sent a Chinchengklang, Hochib and Kwet-sharp note of protest to the
Ky
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T
powers
HONDA RETAINS whereas, the present Emergency
POST
Tokyo Cabinet Support For Nanking Regime
Tokyo, July 22.
the
Powers Act will, in the ordinary | course, inpse for that time.
"The Government intends to ask the House to pass the necessary legislations as a matter of urgency. Finishing Apprenticeship
Reater. "The text of
Bill will be Apprentices will not be called up
available to-morrow and the Prime until they have finished their ap The Foreign Minister, Admiral Minister authorises me to say It Is prenticeship or, reached the age of Teistro Toyoda, has succeeded in proposed to ask the House to con- 20, whichever is the earlier. Appll-prevailing upon Dr Kumalaro Honda sider it and to pass it through all its entions will be granted only in occu- to withdraw his resignation as the stages on the fourth sitting day of pations of first importance to the war Japanese Ambassador to China, It next week?"
was authoritatively revealed.
effort.
Soviet-Czech Relations
Mr Chulch! Ohashi, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, has been relieved
of his post at his own request, the; Foreign Office Official Gazette an- nounced.
Mr Tsunel! Taniguchi, Deposit
Younger G.O.C.s For Britain Two Changes
Bureau Director, is expected to be Twu changes in Army commands
yang to Chungking or Kunming. Bolivian Government on its be-Reuters Diplomatic Correspondent in place of Mr Tsyesaku firose, who
LONDON, July 22 (Reuter)-appointed Vice-Minister of Finance at home, both involving the appoint- Three steamships, namely, the Po Shek, the Tai Shun Hong and thehaviour to the German Minister learns that M. Zdenek Fierlinter, is expressed his determination to Jage are running between Hongkong there, states the official German former Czecho-Slovak Minister to resign despite Mr Matsune Ogura's
Moscow, has been appointed to re-advice that he should remain, present Czecho-Slovakia in the Soviet | Union as result of an agreement whereby relations between the two countries are resumed.
and Kwangeliowwan.
Bulgarians Visit Pope
stale- netys
news agency.
Chiang's Condolence
To Yang Family
Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has sent a message of condolence to the
Emily at Mr. Yang Yun-shih, noted
CHINESE ATTACKS leading Papers this morning.
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ment of younger generals, were an- nounced by the War Office recently.
The changes are: Li-Gen. Laurence Carr, 55, to be General Officer New Cabinet Policy
Commanding-In- Chief, Eastern Command, in succes- Opinion in political circles that the ion to L-Gen. Sir Guy C. Williams, M. Fieriinter, who is now in Lon-will be a series of measures designed to bo General Officer Commanding- third Konoye Cabinet's first move. Lt-Gen. A. F. A. N. Thorne, 56, don. will shortly leave for Moscow to safeguard its position and cen-in-Chief, Scottish Command, in suc- tralise the administrative power in cession to Lt-Gen, Sir Robert H. the Government, was featured by Carrington, 58.
Lt-Gen. Carr spent 1037-38 Palestine and Transjordan at a time Japan And Germany
when the British Army was being Introduced to modern mobile war- Tokyo, July 22, Admiral Teljiro
fare. He has been Army Instructor Teyodu im- at the Imperial Defence College, (Central mediately after being named Foreign Director of Staff Duties, and Assia- Han-mou, Minister on July 10 met the Italian tani Chief of the Imperial General
Chinese and German Ambassadors on the s
Stair. same evening and informed them Gen. Thorne also had experience
(Guards) Brigade. As vantage of the transfer of Japanese alms" of the Tripartite Pact, Mr Koh Military Attache in
Berlin from troops from various parts of southern Ishit, spokesman of the Information 1932-36 he saw the birth of the
Board, the Chinese wangtung.
disclosed thlo morning-Nazi Army. He has been G.O.C reccully launched attacks in wide-spread:
London District. areas and inflicted numerous losses: of the enemy.
LONDON, July 12 (Reuter). Reports that the Pope is unwell ap- Chief Secretary to Marshal Wu Pet- Chinese poet and painter and former pear to be contradleted by a
IN SOUTHERN Tu, who passed away in Hongkong on Itailun ment by the official agency describing a visit to the July 15. The
Premier nitted a sum of $10,000 as a gift and Foreign Minister who are now for the funeral expenses of the late
Mr Yang in Rome.
Vatican by the Bulgarian
They were received with
50m0
ceremonial and were escorted by the
Generallsslino also
KWANGTUNG
SHUIKWAN, July 22 The message was transmitted to News) General Yu
Tu Commander-in-Chier of the Yang family through Mr
Swiss Guard to a library where thoy Yuch-shen, member of the National forces in Kwongtung, reported at the that the third Konoye Cabinet "wi In Palestine, commanding the 1st) had a "long and cordlül talk" with Rellef Commission and a close friend Weekly. Memorial Service continue to uphold the spirit and Infantry
the Pope.
They later paid a visit to Curdktal Mogilone, the Secretary of State,
Significant Censorship
of the late Mr Yang..
Japanese C-in-C_For
Central China: Waters
yesterday morning that taking
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, July 22 ̊ (Domei)-Vico- The Japanese troops in Canton, | Admiral Marquis Terukisa Kumalau, General Yu said, are now tatting
Commander-in-Chief of Port
fear of large-scale val he, Puts Chinese attacks. Arülür.(Ryojun) been appolated to
The Supreme Commander
in Japanese the southern) Fleet in Central sector of the Canton-Hankow Rail- way, General Yu further said; have been subjected to barassing raids by the Chinese who besides Inflicting casualties have captured considerable war materials and important docu-
'defence ments. Japonesa
works were his severely, dumuged and a number of prisoners were taken.
́WASHINGTON, July 22 (UP)-ot the At the press conference to-day. China Waters, it was announced by President Roosevelt stated that lie the Navy Ministry to-day. considered the establishment of Vice Admiral Komatsu, 53 years by Japan as being sig-old, is the fourth son, of the Inte censorship Bcont.
II. Prince Yonijihiga. Kitashira- kawa.
Subsequently, Senator Waltor Forelan George, Chairman of the Relations Committee, : nsseried that the Administration dacs Hot con- template
пру new international moves "for the time being, at least."
BOMBS ON SUEZ
Principals In Syria
CAIRO, July 22 (Neuter),--There was, an sir rald, on the Suez «Canal JERUSALEM, July 22 (Reuter} CHUNGKING, July 22 (Central area early this morning, the Ministry Major-General John Chrystall has Nows).---A total sum of $318,478. has of the Interior announces,
been appointed Chairman of the been raised by the Chinese Boy A few bombs were dropped, caus-Armistice Control Commission In Scouts Association as a result of the ing no ensualties, find only slight Syria. Chlef Vichy représentative in Winter Garment Campaign for damage,
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