Dominion MacArthur
Airmen's Gallantry
LONDON, July 28 (British Wire-
less)-Dominions airmen are among the recipients of awards for gallantry during the recent heavy raids cities in Western Germany, thrilling atories of which are now fold.
on
a
Sergeant N. Williams, born Dunedin, New Zealand, who received the D.F.M., took part in the daylight bombing of Breinen on July 4, ut tacklow the centre of the town at a height of 50 feet, flying through a balloon barrage and extremely heavy A.A. tire.
SUC-
Takes Over
P. I. Military Talks
MANILA, July 20 (Reuter) General Dougins" MacArthur, who has been appointed Commander-in- Chief of the United States army in the For East, unferred with staff officers and President Quezon to-day.
'President Quezon has handed over his presidential yacht to the United States Navy for use as a minefield patrol ship,
Consul's Statement MANILA, July 28 (Reuter).-The Japanese Consul in Manila stated to the press to-day that Japan wants pencé unless she is provoked beyond human endurance,
July 29, 1941.
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IN BEIRUT
Tuesday,
Equine Sports Club Plans Expansion
Very Successful Year
A large number of members were present at the annual meeting of the Equine Sports Club, which was held in the clubhouse af Shatin on Sunday afternoon. In the course of his speech the Acting President, Mr. T.
3 Hemsley. referred to the rapid growth of the Club and put special emphasis on Li International memberhip. IIe sald (in part): successful year. Some of you will re- To-day marks the cat of another member the formation of this clu, some six years ago, with an originai Quezon's Approval
membership of about twenty, To-day MANILA, July 28 (Reuter)-in splie, however, at the Inpte of time, we have nearly two hundred members, sident Quezon Colonel Henry Stimson, Secretary Club remalus essentially for War, volelig gratification at the originally formed; that is, a club for appointment of General Douglas horsemen Irrespectively of their class MacArthur and repeating his pledge or creed or (in happler times of their of loyalty to and co-operregon with nationality. the United States.
The Japanese will not fight. There is no sense in fighting because the winner will lose in the end,
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Threatened
Freedom Of Lebanon
LONDON, July 28 (Reuter),—"It SIMLA, July 28 (Reuter)-Tho is right, Just and practical to estab- Government's decision to freeze is the real sovereignty and Inde Japanese assets in India and slavilar pendence of Lebanon not only for action by the Japanese Government the sake of Lebanon but for the sake of France herself," declared General in respect of Indion assets in Japan de Gaulle in a speech at Beirut is expected by well-informed cireles
to-day to lead to a complete cessation of
General de Gaulle was addressing Indo-Japanese trade.
political, social and econ- 31 last toiled amle life of Lebanon, according to a year ended March
£075,200 and imports fram Japan
dispatch to the Independent French uited to £1.010.100. maurited
Attency. Although no mention of irada is made in the order of alther govern-
'
Indian exports to Japan for the cellulous representative of thei
ing orders will not affect the goods ment, it is probable that the Ircer which are ready for shipment or which have alrendy been paid for by either country.
Present Convention
The General udded: "Our presence
berties against those who threaten among you means that France will Co-operate with you to defend your them.
brave Allies, the British, have come
If for strategic reason our
here with us, It is to help us to fulfil our nge-uld' fuck un we are helping
telegrapher | and its rapid growth, the Equine Sports | India does not affect Japanese goods and will continue to help them in
na It was
Turning to Le balance
The convention is now under six months notice of termination,
The aircraft received direct hits. Williams and another were wounded but the crew, with Willloms navigal
The order of the Government of ing, "lisplayed great courage and determination
extremely Linder
for which payment is already made. harassing circumstances" and
No trade agreement exists at present cessfully brought the aircraft bacit,
between India and Japan but a com-} crash-landing at the serodrome.
mercial convention requires that Fire In Air
sheet. Japan take from tudia cotton to the Squadron Leader R. P. Widdowson, A significant note is that the you will notice on item, under "Ex-value of India's import of Japanese
Winnipeg, receives the D.P.C, for Socialist communities of Pampanga, penditure," of $10 shown as "donation textiles.
to War Fund." This, of course, is not Beinging back his aircraft which was known as the Philippine "Red Belt"
a true measure of the extent of the attacked by a Messerschnitt while have issued a joint statement pledg- returning from a rald on Munstering loyalty to the United States and Club's war effort. Actually, the total
amount contributed to the Fund dur and was severely damaged and set their readiness to fight under the Ing the year has amounted to $2.320.50, on fire. Tremendous efforts were leadership of General MacArthurin total which compares favourably mude to subdue the fire. All louse against all four of demoeruey. i with the amounts raised by other clubs articles were jettisoned and the Mir
Senate Confirmation in the Colony, craft was successfully brought back
WASHINGTON, July 20 (Router),
New Grounds Despite reduced speed and loss of The United States Senate to-day This year there is a new Item inder confirmed without dissent President | "asseta" which deserves your spectat Cannon Jammed
Roosevelt's "nomination of General attention. It is the value of a piece Sergeant M. I. Rom of Quebec, Douglas MacArthur as Lieutenant of land purchased by auction about
three months ago. Commanding the
I think that most who recrived the D.P.M., was gunner! General
United
members are aware, that the Club had in a night fighter.
bought this area of ground, and a fuir- number have inspected the site, which la at Tung Le Wan. Just beneath the Indian Farm. On this and it is In- tended to erect a new clubhouse and stables, ete, and lay out n paddock and garden.
height.
One night last | States Army in the Far East.
March, an enemy bomber was inter- empled but the cannon jammed re- peatedly. Ross elvered the stoppanes lour times under difileult conditions ut height of 12,000 feel enablits; the pilet to destroy the bomber. He los helped to destroy tyen other night bombers.
Europe's Cost
Of Living
Expensive Clothing
VICHY, July 28 (Reuter).--The striking rises in retail prices European entries since the be
Plans for the developniral of the area, on these lines, have been stuled by the Committee, and it I hoped that in the near future work on the site will be put in
hand.
Of course it will be realised that the
Flight Lieutenant 1. Speke of Bloemfontein, gets the DF.C. for continuous distinguished and successe ful operational service day and night He is destroyed four and danged at least two enemy aircraft by night.inning of the war have occurred in erection of a new club house and no-
clothing. accorting
Julycillary buildings will be expensive, and Statistical Bulletin issged by the the means of raising funds for the work League of Nations, says a Berne dis-will need careful consideration. I am patch.
confident, however, that whatever
EXPORTS FROM
FREE CHINA
The
was 17
In Germany, where the general finometal scheme la eventually decided cost of fiving index has only eisen upon by the new Committee will re- six per cent. between the first slxceive the full support of Club mem Satisfactory Increase mouths of 1939 and May, 1941, the Bers
After the motion to adopt the re- CHUNGKING, July 28 (Central) increase in clothing costs
port A balance sheet nd been News) - In the half-year period per cent. from January 1 to June 30 this year mark there was an increase of 72 officers and Committee
In the United Kingdom and Den-seconded and carried unnimously, the meeting procçɛded to the choice of 54,465 quintals of wood of
members for exported from Chungking for foreign per cent, in Finland and Norway 58 the ensuing year. The following were markets, making
of per cent, and in Yugo-Slavia 103 per elected; average 9,077.50 quintuls per month. Cum-cent.
anouths of pared with the Arst six 1040, this is an Increase <if over 4,000 quintals.
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were
Export of raw silk, mostly white silk, this year more than doubled thai of the corresponding period of last year-1,447.03 quintals for 1941 and 01174 quintals for 1940.
The Increase in the quantity of bristles exported was more than 20
uf
Thai Mission
To Singapore
SINGAPORE, July 20 (Reuter),— The Thal Military Mission, which is returning to Bangkok on Thursday,
emciency ΟΙ
Malaya's defences.
per cent, as 5,097.56 quintal have been greatly impressed by the bristles were exported between January and June this year against only 4,114.25. quintals during the first half of last year.
· NEW ZEALAND MILITARY POST
fed with our Mission Lleut-Colonel Luang Sura Narong, told "Reuter's." "It has been most interesting."
We have the leader of the
reason to be satis-
The Mission's visit has lasted near
three weeks.
General-MacArthur Nominated
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"
WASHINGTON, July 20 (UP).
President. Mr T. 3. Hemsley: Vice- President. Mr J. 1. Leitch; Secretary. Mr E. G. Collings. Committee. Messrs A. Done. R. Buchanan, C. T. Chan, J C. G. F. W. Grinter, 1. P. Ling and L. Visser,
Golf
Summer Foursomes At Happy Valley
T. B. Low (11) and R. K. Col- lings (6) won the Royal Hong- kong Golf Club's First Summer Foursomes at Happy Valley on Sunday when they beat A, L. Buller Powell (18) and W. J. (11) three-and-two-
Cycle Time Trial Prizes
The prize distributien to winners of the 25-miles bleycle time trial, helt on the Castle Peak Road on July 9 took place at the Chinese Y.M.C.A., Kowloon, yesterday, Mr G. P. Murphy, Chief Air Raid Warden for Kowloon making the presentation..
Prize-winners were.-l, A. “J. Sand- berg, La Salle College; 2. Kwong Man- sui, St Joseph's College: 3. Yip Wing- kin, St Joseph's College.
Prizes were presented to the follow- reboole-1. La Salle College:
St Joseph's College.
other territories,”
Great Welcomed... DAMASCUS, July 28 (Reuter).—
Generat de Gaulle arrived 标是 Damascus to-day on his first ofleini visit to the Syrian cupital
The population gave him a great welcome and the elty was bellogged. A review of the garrison and various other vereinonies have been arranged to mark the occasion.
General de Gaulle will take the opportunity to confer with the Bri- fish authorities and leading Syrian personalities regarding the setting up
of
a new regime and establishing the independence of the country.
An haportant statement is expected to-morrow in the message General de Gaulle will be addressing Syrlans,
to the
Trans-Jordan Reorganises
AMMAN, Trans-Jordan, July 20 (Hiruter)The key Ministries of Defence and Foreign Affairs have
Dren
Two pennants were presented tu two girl who also competed. They
ulneed is the hands or the were Miss Heung Shi-chung and Miss Prime Minister, Tew@k Pasha Abou Chung Chung-man, of the school af | Houda, in Trans-Jordan's - new Practient Accountancy.
Cabinet.
Sculling
PROBABLE WORLD CHAMPION
Vancouver, July 27,
The Royal Canadian Henley Regnita at St Catherine's, Ontario, fo-day res. vealed that Ted Dubais, of Windipe Is the likely successor to Jae Durk the world premier neuller.
Dubois won the single sculls beating Joe Angyal, of Brooklyn, America, after a stern ruce over a mile and 500 yards in 0.18. Dubols bent Angyal bi the recent Amerlean champlowship and
Buffalo West Side had more suc-
Tewilk Pasha to-day; offered ht resignation to Emir Abdullah, who faccepted it but at the same time re- quested him to form a new Cabinet. With the office of Prithe Minister. he has also assumed the posts of Mislster of Defence and Fereign Allars,
Tis now Cabinet includes two for- mer Ministers.
Middle East
Air Activity
LONDON, July 28 (British
last year was second to Burk for both Wireless).A communique is the American and Canadion titles, sued by the R.A.F. Middle East cesses on the last day of the regatta states: "R.A.F. fighter aircraft auct won the tean honours for intercepted two Savoia 79's off the recood successive year.--Retter.
WELLINGTON KO0| AT LUNCHEON IN LONDON
Malta yesterday and shot both down in flames 50 miles out to
sen,
"Heavy bombers again raided Benghazi harbour during the night of July 26-27 and obtained hits on mples and Julian Point."
DONDON, July-20 (Cerra New Matsumoto Maru
“Koo, Chinese Am-] bassador In London, was the guest of honour at a luncheon to-day given by Mr Lee Teh-ych on behalf of the Bank of China. Mr Lee is Manager of the London Agency of the bank.
At the function, the Bank of Eng- lund, the Chartered Bank, the Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank and the Chase Bank were
represented by their chiefs. Sir Leith-Ross, on be half of the Ministry Economic
of Warfare, and Mr MacGown, on be- half of the Export Credits Depart- ment were also present.
WELLINGTON, July 28 (Reuter). The resignation of Sir Andrew Russet from the Inspector-General-
Second Competition ship of New Zealand Military Furces
The following were first-round re- is unnounced to-day by the acting
sults in the Second Summer Foursomes Premier Mr
Mr W. Nash,
competition at Happy Valley:
A. Mekeller 18) and F. Hillon 1173 beat Mr Nash said that Sir Andrew had The nomination of General Douglas. Stuck (15) and G. W. Sewell (11) four reached his decision consequent on MacArthur to be head of the and three S. L. Lloyd and A. D. Hump- the appointment of Sir Guy Williams United States and Philippine armed hreyn v. N. J. Bebbington and G. Gellatly
military
adviner, and also for forces in the Far East was sent to not yet played; T. U. Low (11) and B. K. Collings (6) beat A. V. Greaves (11) and health reagons. Mr Nash paid tri- the Senate to-day by President D. J. Valentine (12) four and three: G. bute to the work of Sir Andrew Roosevelt.
E. Willerton (12) and T. J. Price (8) beat who the Government had
A. J. MacFayden (16) and A. W. Muir (14) re- Appointment Confirmed
four and two: D. Wass (12) and J. W. appointed to the War Council.
WASHINGTON, July 28 (UP)-Mactiongid (1) bent K. 9. Robertson, (5) The Senate to-day unanimously con- Rundy (0) and W. Stoker (16) beat 11. ment
and it. 9. W. Paterson (12) one up at firmed the appointment of General Smith (8) and E. Greenwood (1) three Douglas MacArthur as Commander and twa: 3. A. D. Morrison and F, D. of the United States and Philippine Barry and W. Ahem, who scratched,
Hunter received a walk-over from F
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Gib. And Algeciras Exchange Courtesies
GIBRALTAR, July 28 (Reuter).-forees in the Far East A very friendly, atmosphere charac terised the first visit to General Lord Gort of tie newly appointed Governor of Algeciras, General Don Fernando Barron Yorliz.
Axis Embassies Sealed Up
ITALIAN FLIER REPORTED DEAD The Guard of Honour was, mount- CHUNGKING, July 20' (Central ZURICH, July 20 (Rcuter).-Gen- ed and Nawil, Military and Air Force News-The German and Italian cral Federigi of the Hallan Air Force staffs and Colonial Government offl-Embassies in Chungking were has been killed in air combat, reports elals were present.
offelally realed yesterday following the "Neue Zuercher Zeitung." The Governor was given a 17-gun the departure of the last batch of the | Federigi took part in many bombing salute
upon bis arrival and de-| Axis_diplomats yesterday morning | raids including those on Huifa and parture.
by air for Indo-China,
hold silver medal for gallantry.
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Chinese guests included Dr. P. W. Kuo, Administrative Vice-Minister of Finance, Mr Wunsz King, Chinese Minister to Holland, Mr Chen Wei- chen, Counsellor of the Chinese Em- bassy in London. Dr Wang Ching- chun,
Director of the Chinese Gov-
ernment's Purchasing Commission in
London, and others.
Last week, Dr Koo was received} by the Queen and saw all the mem- hers of the War Cabinet.
U. S. Shore Stations Bill Approved
WASHINGTON, July 29 (UP).— The Senate Naval Committee has approved the Dill for $244,020,000 worth of bmprovements on naval shore stations, Including Cavite, which has already been approved by the House of Representatives.
Outside S'pore
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" SINGAPORE, July 28 (UP). It is reliably report- ed that the Japanese steamer Matsumoto Maru is lying off Singapore pending the clarification of the situation resulting from the freezing order.
The NY.K. stated that the steamer Hakone Maru which will arrive here on Tuesday en route to Bombay has been fully booked for
from return voyage
the
Singapore to
apore to Japan, due to the
fact that
she
will be the Inst
vessel Japanese passenger
to leave for Japan prior to the diversion of the passenger lines from Singapore.
Azama Maru Fails To Show Up HONOLULU, July 28 (UP).- The Asama Máru did not appear off port at poon in accordance with her schedule, Unomelal quarters understand that the ship is waiting about 500 miles to the West.
Due In India BOMBAY, July 29 (Reuter)-Two Japanese steamers-Melbourne Maru and Tomagawa Maru-which were Defence Bill Passed
due here on Sunday did not arrive. WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuter).. Their Bombay agents have no ad- -The new $8,063,000,000 defence vice about the cause of their delay, appropriation Bill was passed by the Assurance
By Welles House of Representatives to-day and WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuler). ren! to the Senate.
Mr Sumner Welles has informed The Bill Includes $4,700,000,000 for the Japanese Ambassador that the Army to equip and maintain a prompt clearance would be granted land force of 1,727,000 men plus to Japanese ships from American critical items for a 3,000,000 men ports.
army.
The Navy will get $1,009,000,000 SINGAPORE, July 20 (Central and the Maritime Commission $1,090,- News)-After long preparations, the 000,000 for the construction of 541 Alexandra Military Hospital in cargo boats and the acquisition of Singapore is now open for the ex- 350 others. ̧*
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