Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
August 18, 1941.
VICHY RETURNS New Order In Syria May Lead MORE PRISONERS To
To Federation of Arab States
Arab States GOLF
CAIRO, Aug. 17 (Reuter).—About 60 more British officers. and N.CO.'s who were sent out of Syria by the Vichy nuthori tles, have now returned to Beirut from Toulon where they bud heen held prisoners.
A certain number of junior Vichy officers who are ratained with General Dentz, fornier High Commissioner in Syrin, in Jerusalem, will be repatriated in roturn, but General Dentz and his senior ofleera will be held until the remaining British; prisoners who number about 35 it is understood-are leased.
frt
The new arrivals say
re-
that they
accommodation
Changes
In Eire
Cabinet
(By "Reuter's" Special Correspondent in Syria),
DAMASCUS, Aug. 17.—While the final arrangements are being made to SHOES
evacuate the remaining Vichy soldiers and civilians who have chosen to return to France, interest in the Syrian capital has swung over to political questions.
The majority of political lenders have been greatly encouraged by the publication of the interchange of letters between General de Gaulle, the Free French lender, and Mr Oliver Lytiel- ton, the British Minister of State in the Middle East, clearly defining the Allies' intentions and thereby re-affirming the promise of the country's speedy independence,
It is realised, however, that
little can be accomplished until HARRISON
a suitable government has been set up. At present, there is no ruling cabinet since the Nation- alist bloc was disbanded in 1939.
DUBLAN, Aug. 17 (Reuter)Con- sequent upon the resignation of Mr Rutledge, Minister for Local Gov- were taken from Salonika to Toutonement and Public Health, who was
Whether there will be two separate fourth elne
recently appointed General Solicitor aboard the liner Theophile Gauller.Minister for Industry and Commerce, one united controlling body remains for Wards of Court, Sean Mugentee. Syrian and Lebanese governments or The food was batt, the quarters were takes over this position In Mr de
to be seen, Anyhow, here bug-Infested and The officers were
Damascus the situation is very calm Valera's
Cabinet and Sean Lemnty is appointed to Industry and Commeren
on rival politlent lenders who are while retaining his present position mally keen, opponents, appear
Minister for Supplies,
genuinely anxious to bury the hat- Sean Lemans was Industries Minischet and to coops rate fully with new
French leaders.
forced
ced to do their own washing-up. The Capial rejected their can plaints in offensive terms anal generally hostile.
At Toulon, the officers and
Was
men
were jumbled together in quarters, which like those on board ship, were verminaus. They were given | Uitle to ent save vegetables but made n complaint on this as soon they discovered that French civilia fared
red no belter.
On the return trip to Belrui, there was an Improvement hi their treatment.
Pressure Protest
LONDON, Aug. 17 (Reuter-The Lyons Radio states that the French i Government hove protested in the British Government about the
alleged pressure
Diave to
been brought to bear on French troops in Syria by General Catroux, the Free French Commander-in-Chiler. to join General de Gaulle's forces.
ler before the war prior to the set- ing up of the department of Sup- plis.
No political algolBenner is attached to these changes.
SIDNEY HAS
BLACK-OUT
REHEARSAL
17
Two Interviews
FORMAN!
Still Says Hongkong Has Ostrich Complex
Harrison Forman, American radio commentator now in Hongkong as special observer for the National Broadcasting Company, replied to his local critics when he went again on the air this morning. He still thinks that most of the time Hong.. keng has its head in the sand.
I was privileged to interview twoj outstanding rival Syrian politicians, Jamil Mardam Bey, former leader of
This is what Forman told. the Nationalist bloc, stated: "The American radio listeners this main idea of the new cabinct must morning:-
be to strive for one end, namely to
bit hot
Red Army
Welcomes
Message
MOSCOW, Aug. 17 (Reuter).-""The
further Britain's gigantic war effect Hello NBC. This is Harrison and expedite the anal victory. We Forman speaking from Hongkong, rentise that there are at present cer-China, It's exactly eight twenty-
in internal difficulties confronting
ling four in the morning here-Munday Free
ree French leaders and we do
"A morning.
Clyllan Hongkong is a not expect great constitutional changes under the cellar about something I'd SYDNEY.
immediately. Aug
However, there in (Retter) outstanding
which cannot be and in my brondenst of some dayr During a half hour blackout
f test, solved very
had made a charge of ago. Secti the whole of Sydney's 1,300,000 in.
Mardan Boy's strichien here-ostrichtem the consolidation of the anti-Hitlerite under which the people of England, Namtiv, a prennent member of the festers to the editor about it; and in the Soviet paper, the "Red Star" habitant experienced conditions
face of growing tension shared by Shelly Bey Vlow
in
the coalition of peoples is a guarantee of ave been living for the past two
Pacifle. There've been some strong victory over Faselum" says an article Shahbandariste Party, whose lender www.murdered. mysteriisly. „last yourc
rven some editorial
comment, Te in an official publication to the Red The sail; "We are willing to sink our quote few lines from one of the Army differences with the Nationalist coding-papers:
"The cry of 'Wolf' has been raised by Presis with a message sent
years,
are
blue provided that certain members are not re-elected. We greatly preciate Britain's act in paving the
It is claimed amelity that Sydney the second largest Empire city to Mr. Heffron, Minister for National Emergency Services, reported that the test had revealed certain weak-way for the country's independence osses which were being remedied. and we are prepared to do all There were several glaring breaches our power to assist the Allied for which heavy penalties are being effort by loyally co-operating with caught but generally the citizens the new French leaders." co-operates well.
Imperial Warbled t Cabinet Is Advocated
WELLINGTON, Aug. 17 (Reuter). -Opinion that an imperial wor
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO, Auk 17 (UP)-The
cabinet might be useful in affording Silk Stockings Only the opportunity of direct examinu-|
For Working Women tion of the netualities of conflict was expressed by Mr Walter Nash, Act- Of Japan ing Premier of New Zealand, when explaining that Mr Peter Fraser, the Prime Minister, was remaining In London for a few days to confer Government has placed women's with the British War Cabinet, na the mockings on a rations system giving New Zealand Government thought preference to female street-ear that it might be helpful to Mr Chur- tag conductors, and school teachers, chill
and
his colleagues to hear the Women of "The leisure class" will Dominion's views.
hereafter not be able to receive It is understood, however, that stockings. New Zealand has not pressed that The Government has inaugurated British Government for the estaba general mobilisation of school fishment of an Imperial War Cabinet, students for work on the farms.
Force Sufficient To
and
Pan-Arabia
the
whose morale had been at
war
so frequently that it calls for far much effort these tiresomely tid dys to rouse in the mental agility needed to examine the un- olersant question seriously,"
Well, seems to me that just about proves the charge!
Not Taken Seriously
chill to M.
Roosevelt and Mr Chur- Stalin,
The paper says that the Red Army's struggle contributes to the growth and strengthening of this coalition" which came into being from the very first days of Fasciat Germany's dastardly attack on the
Soviet Union.
The Red Army, which is carrying Folks here civilians just can't, or out with honour and glory its great Many Syrians feel that the time is opportune for furthering relations won't take this new tension seriously. mission of destruction of fascist bar- with the neighbouring Near East Not even to the point of laying up barity receives with special satisfar- Arab countries and co-ordinating the few extra cans of beans and a sack tion the assurances given by Presid
of four ur rice-just in case.ent Roosevelt and Mr Churchill to the rab states into one Federationi. Il Arab
that the granting of Especially with Japan so bullheaded-head of the Soviet Government and appreciated
ly set on Independence
on her mission of "Expansion the Peoples' Commissariat for De- opens
way a serious discussions to this end.
or Bust!".
tence, M. Stalin. Meanwhile our forces are having powers-that-be here are no ustriches. Well, fortunately, the inilltary an uplifting effect on the Syrian Fortunately, too, the civilian-power fleant in that it came at a moment
At Right Time The message is all the more sign- a very low tbb during the last 12 months that-be are no ostriches either. For when the Soviet people and the owing to the uncertainty and wavert the past many months large quan- Red Army are exerting all efforts to ing of the Vichy leaders arith thetics of rice, flour and other presence of German and Italian essential foods, have been imported render their blows at a treacherous
enemy stu
still more
crushing, Armistice Commissions.
by the Government and stored in The assistance economie special warehouses, scattered about States and Great Britain intend to which the United Whatever political and problems lie ahead Britain is steadily the Colony for protection from
render to the Soviet Union will help accomplishing what she set out to do, raids. A vital sten; for Hongkong to smash Hillerism by their joint Inamely to
vital produces practically no food for efforis. The peoples who are strug- strengthen the bastions of defence between the self-beyond a few vegetables and a Suez Canal and Turkey and to pre-little rice. pare for any renewed Axis drive to the east.
Deal With Japanese Tatuta Maru
The United States and Great Britain to-day have the material force with which to be firm in their dealings with Japan, Leland Stowe, "Chicago Daily News" correspondent, said in Manila on arrival en route to his new beat at Singapore.
He said that if there is a powers in the Far East, Japan united front of democratic "will think a long time" before attacking either the Philippines or Singapore.
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Ptomaine Poisoning
SPECIAL TO THE TELEGRAPH"
.
YOKOHAMA, August 17 (Domel), Despite the frantic efforts of two
Į
air
Services Mobilised Publie utilities, gas. Flight and water,transportation and communica- tion systems, are all mobilized for emergency service. Nearly seven thousand volunteers have been train- ed as AR.P. wardens, rescue workers, Kirc fighters, ambulance drivers,
police reserves and auxiliary nurses,
gling against the Fascist beast have many difficulties ahead. It is all the more important to ensure timely and correct co-ordination of all efforts in this struggle."
Tokyo Talks With N.E.I.
The men in the Volunteer Corps drill With
on an average of about a half day per_week;_with_frequent week-end exercises
ses carried out on a full war- time basis. Big are manned,
nir raiders challenged, and sham batlles fought.
shoulder with the
Are Resumed
TOKYO, Aug. 17 (Reuter).
doctors and 16 nurses rushed to the Yes, collectively, civilian Hongkong Japan has opened new trade Tatuta Minru as soon as the N.Y.Kts facing the cold facts-shoulder to talks with the Netherlands Cast liner arrived shortly after midnight, regulars. That is, when it's on duty. Indies to end the "freezing" war,
professional Stowe expressed the view that if two more at the 120 passengers| Japan attacks with force, she is more stricken with ptomaine poisoning head goes right back into the sand from Batavia which state that Of duty-the rest of the week-its according to "Domei" despatches Jikely to attacle Russia thon risk died early this morning raising the ageln, "Too much effort these tire talks are making such "smooth war with the United States or Bri- death toll to nine. tun, if Russia shows sufficient
somely torrid days to rouse up the Thirteen others who were in a scri-mental agility needed to examine the progress" that the resumption of weakening, Japan is likely to invade
ous condition were rushed immediate- Vindivostol and the Soviet inoritiny to hospitals as the Tatuta Maru unpleasant question seriously!
normal trade relations is expect- provinces, he thinks.
I now return you to NBC.
ed next week.
not
ever
"How about the Russo-Japanese non-aggression pact-will it stand in the way?" he was asked.
Stowe laughed. “No pact stood in the way of a totalitarian re- gime," he declared.
The
war
docked here early this morning. Members of the Kanagawa Prefec tural Sanitation Office and the Water
Police authorities are investigating the case for which omelettes served on the last day of the voyage are blamed,
Sadao Oshima who was in charge of cooking, repcating regrets, declar-
Increase In Production
correspondent directered that it was the first happening of attention to the rapid increase in the kind for more than 30 years of American and British neroplane pro- his services aboard ships.
duction.
"It is a matter of hard fact," he raid "that American and British nero- plane production will equal that of the Axis by next spring. Before next June, American and British acroplane production will
surpass that of the Axis.""
He said he speaks from a personal
knowledge of the facts, gained from
a tour of American defence plants.
Hard Luck Story Of Old Offender
That he had been in goòl and that
this
BRITISH
·TANKER ⠀⠀
TORPEDOED
"Virtually, all trade questions have been settled, but technical problems concerning the export of N.E.I. goods to Japan is still being discussed." it wridis.
Export Questions-
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" (Domel),
BATAVIA, Aug. 17 - PERNAMBUCO, Aug. 17 (UP).- The Captain of the steamer Cuayaba Nornial trade relations between jos reported by radio that he has Japan and the Netherlands Easti picked up a Utebout with fifteen Indies are expected to be resumed survivors of the British tanker next week in view of the smooth flornshell, 8,272 tons, which was progress in the negotiations between torpedoed about 100 miles from Las the representatives of the two coun- Painos, Canary Islands on July 26. tries following the enforcement
Three other lifeboats are missing
freezing
ing orders. with forty other survivors.
that the re- of the two countries last week and are
15
met three
Co2ood
Yugo-Slavs Eradicated scheduled ta continue their соль
From French Empire ference in the coming week. While
VICHY; Aug. 17 (Reuter)-
$ll trade, questions have settled, it is said that fow
At the present rate of production, he had a family of four or five chil-Yugo-Slay diplomatic and con- technical problems concerping the America will be turning out from dren and no means to support them, 18,000 to 20,000 acroplanes a year by was what Lo Wah, 31, fold His Honsular establishments in France export of N.E.I. goods to Jupan are Lember, Stowe said. In June the nur the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl and the French Empire are toll being discussed. United States produced 1,500 aero-MecGregor, at the Criminal Sessions be closed by the French Govern-dren here have decided to return to Most Japanese women and chill. planes, and a year from now the
a morning when pleading guilty to output will be doubled, he pointed a
ment.
Japan. charge of housebreaking with intent to steal. Defendant
charged WOB
with breaking and entering Nos 10-21 Hankow Road, the premises of the Razon Shirt Manufacturers, Kow- loon, WI
with intent to commit a felony therein,
aul.
Stowe said he will remain in the Far East about a year," probably longer.
Distinguished Career
As a foreign correspondent he has reported events from London to Is Defendant stated: I have been in Lanbul, but this is his first assign- gaol and I just come out from gaol. enent in the Orlent. He is 42 and and I have n has been a reporter for the past 20
family consisting of four or five children and I had no усата.
support them; · Ï-Wag com-
means to
·
Bangkok Denies Report Smearing Gt Britain
BANGKOK, Aug. 17 (Reuter)-There is no truth whatever
In 1930, while working as Paris, pelled to do this.
In the foreign' news report that Britain has demanded from the correspondent for the "New York His Lordship: You haven't been Thal Government the control of the Aranya-Prades railway line Herald Tribune," he won the Pulit- doing much for their support for the and that in case of non-compliance Britain would threaten her zer Prize for his coverage of the last 14 years, have you?--But this with forcible measures, says a communique. Paria reparations conference. He time I had no intention to do evil Joined the foreign staff of the "Chi-things, my Lord, if I had any other cago Daily News" in September 1030 means to support my children.
(The Aranya-Prades railway | burus"_under_a'-caption "Exit Euro-
in that capacity he covered Ger- His Lordship: You“ have 21 terminus is 150 miles due cast many's invasion of Poland and the previous convictions for felony of Bangkok on the old Thal Russo-Finnish war. Ha dispatches know they were very wrong. I am from Norwa
constituted
uited one of the practically a cripple and I cannot Indo-China frontier). most
fcata of walk very well.
this war
1033 he
Not reportaria
Sentence of five years? hard labour he wrote a book entitled was passed. "Nazi Means Warni which showed
Japanese Everywhere BANGKOK, Aug 17 (Router) DUBLIN, Aug. 17 (Reuter)Some I said that from Bangkok down going. He is, a French slight changes in the Irish Cabinet to Songkia one zees Japannes every Legion of Honour man (1931): ara panounced to-nightä
whore, says a writer. In "Süppra-
how keenly ho discerned the way Haler was
Peans, Enter Japanese."
cinemas that used to be occupied by Upper class seats In the city Europeans are. now full of Japanese. During the week-ends, Japanese aré in parks and restaurants.
sech
Houses on many ronds are occupied by Japanese paying high rents which. Japanese, shops have been opened the Thais themselves cannot afford. noneine altes where Government concerns are established.
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