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A rumour which' spread. through Amsterdam "like a prairie fire" that was possible to enrol for the Dutch Legion in Britain by applying through the American Consulate there, caused the Consulate to be besieged with volunteers, according to a recent Issue 'of: "Vrij · Neder- land," the Free Dutch newspaper published In London.
The volunteers all said that they wanted to reach England and that this could be done by making a journey 'vin. the United States. The Consulate staff was placed in an em barrassing situation. However, the difficulty was overcome, it is stated, by this mall notice which was posted on the door;
This Consulate of the United States of Amerien is not able to give pensions to former members of the Netherlands army under any or- rangement with the authorities in London, and further this Consulate does not know of any possibility of persons getting to England or of the consequences which might arise from requests on this subject.
Nazi Complaint "Vrij Nederland" quotes this in- eldent as an illustration of the at-
itude of the Dutch. It gives un ex- tract freen the Dutch Nazi party i paper, which it says wails:
"Many in our midst have numer ous methods to express themselves. Do they not wear as a token of their anti-German and anti-Nazi feelings an R.A.F. emblem. This is the latest buttonhole badge. We know already of the
showing the cut-out coins Queen's head, the golden lion" (the
Dutch artillery emblem), and the flaming arrow. So perhaps soon we shall And these people who are so stupid us to refuse to have anything to do with the new era trying to wear red, white, and blue suits."
NEW AIR ROUTE
TO AFRICA
Wants Neutrality Act Altered
September 23, 1941.
FROM PAGE ONETM|-
Bomber Fund Contributions
SUPREME COURT BOMB
In Washington as the first shot in
collections Yesterday's lamber Fund the campaign to get Congress to re- were headed by a splendid donation of peal what has now become a most contents of the Supreme Court Bomb. $550, representing the twentieth weak's hampering measure in connection from the "Grippe come $00, being the with the development of Ad- zum raised, from a rafts for a bottle of
the ministration's policy of aid to all champagne. The Fund has now reached countries fighting Nazi-lam.
a total of $2,532,130,12. The following are the latest donations:
Ita repeal would enable the Supreme Court Bomb (twentieth resident not only to arm merchant men but to send them into the so-
called combat zones.
donation) pa......................................... $350 Hongkong Hotel dripps Saturday Night Raffle (Lucky' Tickal No.
British and
The American Navy can protect Bill's Ball Table (hinth donation) "A" (naventeenth donation)..... other foreign ships Lodge St John Dia B. C. crossing the Alantic, shool at Ger- 100% Free French-"Y" Campaign, man craft on sight but cannot escort | -100.labels j;** 10
Mrs Lowe-"V" · Campaign, 100 American merchantmen in those same waters. Many Americans see Prosit of Poktulum per Mn Horr in this an absurd
Bale of Shanghai 1.A.F, Association "V" Dadgos (2xat 12) Moreover, there is a feeling in some circles that it is an even greater apachronism to send American- owned and operated ships to places like Iceland under the flag of Panama and that they should be Balling under undisclosed colours.
anachronismI,
H. K. Stock Market
Carry Much Weight Mr Hull's views, which carry much weight, will be brought out in
The following quotations were the country and in Congress where issued on the Hongkong Stock Mar
already there is apparently a move-ket this morning. ment for the repeal of the Neutrality ACL
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Replying to
question, Colonel Frank Knox, Secretary of the Navy, also said that no shooting had been reported to the Navy Department
the President's "Shoot since Sight: order. Navy's air programme
He added that the schedule. The Navy was getting
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plenty of engines, and planes which were the best in the world in each
category.
on
British Troops By Side With Soviets
> FROM PAGE ONE
ibat German troops are, within 35 to 40 miles of Kharkov, n city with a population of 835,000. Kharkov is not only the industrial centre of the Ukraine but an Important junction) for rallway lines and roads connect- ing the Ukrainian farmiand and in-
and D dustries nien hinterlandez with the Rus- Important tank
factories from
where tractor
Pan American Airways' new air route across the South Atlan-Marshal Budenny's motorised and lic and through Africa to the mechanised forces have attained their The city possesses Ave cquipment. Middle East, announced recently aviation plants, four munition blasts, by President Roosevelt, will take two sidearm factories, two chemical over and co-ordinate for more plants and a gun foundry. speedy and efficient operation
two recently organised services, HONGKONG
one British and the other American, covering the same route.
AIDS CHINA
EXCHANGE
ex-
The new Pan American route will go from New York City (with Balti- more as alternative) to San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Port of Spain,
CHUNGKING, Sept. 22 (Central Trinidad, to Belem and Natal, Brazil. News),The prompt co-operation of Then it will hop 1.800 miles-not the Hongkong Goverment in freez- quite the span from Newfoundland to ing Chinese National Currency de- Ireland-atross the Atlantic to posits, ecening to reon after the con- Monrovia, Liberia (Bathurst, Gambia trol of black market transactions in and Freetown, Sierra Leone as Shanghai, will have a salutory effect alternates), will hug the hump of on Chinese control of foreign Africa
as far as Nigeria, then cut change, declared n spokesman of the across the
Khartoum and perhaps Ministry of Finance to-day. eventually to Cairo.
the This route will nowhere
measures in Hongkong are through the zone of actual warfare. necessary; the spokesman said that The transport service will supple- | after the American and, British ment the ferry service by returning freezing of Chinese assets, black ferry personnel, and carrying spare market speculations in Shanghai.
erraile most
tendencies plune paris and items essential to showater were put to a stop after effective delivery
of aircraft to the Mkidle East. This route will also be available for general commercial use, providing direct air service from New York or Baltimore to Africa.
pass frePlaining the reasons why
LATE NEWS
the Currency Stabilization Board of China obtained the co-operation of the foreign banks.
However, if the buying and selling, of Chinese National Currency re- emained unrestricted in Hongkong, the control of black market speculation elsewhere could not be effective, and It would also
stabilization measures,
affect
Recently, the spokesman said, the Currency Stabilization Board was given authority to negotiate with the Hongkong Government over the con- trol of black market transactions, resulting in the freezing orders to- day.
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Richard Dix
WINGED WILD CATS SPRINGS A BANDIT TRẠP
to-day declared that the Hongkong Don't laugh. It's the latest sug- exchange dark market hoe ended gestion for modern warfare. following the Stabligation Board's Add to that coup the trapeze artist arrangement with the Hongkong awing a la Tarzan from tree, to tree | NEXT CHANGE: Government for freezing Fap1 (Chin- to capture snipers' nests and you have similar to the ultra modern warfare the In- ternational Association of Acrobats offers the United States army.
national currency)
Shanghai.
| JUNO CASUALTIES tie City these fantastie
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH", LONDON, Sept. 22 (UP) The Admiralty has announced the fol jowing casualties-missing, presumed killed from the destroyer June which was lost at Crete:
Lieutenants J. H. Beazley, G. G. Garrard and W. A. Starkle, and Lleut-Commander G. H. Way.
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In convention assembled at Alinn-
ideas
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"It seems logical" says the seeming- ly illogical Hamid, "that the beasts, under a capable master, could strike terror to the enemy and perhaps cause a retreat in panic."
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