1939-05-03 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1939

Complaints In Soviet

PREMIER AGAIN SMACKS

"THE TIMES"

London, To-day.

The leader of the Labour Opposition, Mr. C. R. Att- lee, said in the House of Commons yesterday that people were disturbed over the slow pro- gress of the British consultations with the So- viet and other interested Powers. The Prime Minister, Mr..Neville Chamberlain, de- clared he understood there might be a certain impatience, but it seemed there would be a long delay.

GAP IN SHELTER POLICY

Page

Of Slowness Negotiations

·ULSTER ANNOYED

London, To-day,

Ulster members of the House of Commons- have decided to oppose the sections of the Military Train- ing Bill which draw a distinction. between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom. -----Reuter,

BOY KILLED IN

“DUGOUT"

DANISH NAZIS SENT TO PRISON

$

A well-known Copenhagen Bolici- tor, Eigel Pontoppidan, and a mem- ber of the Political Police, Max Pelving, have been sentenced to eight months' imprisonment and five years' loss of civil rights for es- pionage on behalf of a Nazi or- ganistion.

They were found guilty of hav- ing sent secret information to anti- Communist circles in a foreign coun- refugees' try concerning political movements in Denmark.

Four boys were trapped in the collapse of a dougout which they

Their activities, it was stated, en- their homes in had made near the village of Preston-in-Holder-dangered the friendly relations be- and the foreign ness, Yorks, and Leonard Smith, tween Denmark

country involved by giving the false 7, was suffocated.

At the inquest Capt. H. E. impression that the Danish authori- conspiracy Jackson, the Coroner, said that ties were tolerating a part in these days of trial and trou-among refugees against the foreign

ble he could well understand boys State's Government. ear-playing with such things, but

the

"I can assure the House,” Prime Minister said, "that there is no want of goodwill on the of the Government."

Mr. Chamberlain, who had lier pointed out that various

Millions Have To Make posals and counter-proposals

Own Plans

CRITICISM BY M.P.s LIKELY

pro- dugous should be constructed

had only with expert advice. TREASON WARNING

said that they had a fire in the

would dugout, and a telephone. He had TO DUTCH BARON

been talking over the telephone to a boy in an adjoining dugout just before the accident.

been put forward by both sides and Philip Guy, 13, one of the boys, that the discussions are still pro- ceeding, reiterated that he make a statement to the House "as soon as there is anything to tell."

PREMIER AND "THE TIMES”

Mr. Chamberlain referred to the statement in "The Times" news- air-raid paper that the Government was en- shelter and pay the full cost. In deavouring to restrict the nature relatively vulnerable areas alone the of the agreement and the proposals number of persons in this category is advanced by the Soviet.' more than 10,000,000.

whose

Everyone

income exceeds £250 a year, with £60 added for each child, will have to make his or her own arrangements for

Mr. Chamberlain said he thought There will be no statutory obliga- tion on owners of houses or landlords the public would do well to await

exceed whose tenants' incomes

the an official statement.-Reuter, £250 limit to construct shelters, no matter where they live.

OF COURSE Asked

Colonel Government's plans for shel- The

by

Wedgwood tering the public will conclude with (Labour) whether the Government the free provision of 2,000,000 "An- derson" steel shelters for the 10,000,000 really intended to conclude an agree- whose incomes do not exceed £250, ment the Prime Minister replied:

with allowances for children, and "Of course we do!"

000 in similar circumstances."

of

strutted basements for another 4,00,- It was only necessary to discuss

The total population of officially what might be the best kind recognised areas to be evacuated isagreement to conclude. 11,000,000, and of neutral

areas

as the

The Public Prosecutor in Amster- dam recently demanded a sentence of Van 12 days' detention on Baron

Buried Under Half A Ton The roof collapsed with a crack

"Greater Germany" in Holland, be- and he ran to a place where the Rappard, leader of the Nazi party of light" was coming through. One

cause he appeared at a public meet- of his companions scrambled out, ing in the forbidden Nazi uniform. but he could not follow

He warned the Baron that his side of the trench gave way.

activities were high treason. The He took some of the weight on his shoulders from two of the judge reserved his`decision.

Baron Van Rappard, who was not boys who had fallen and could not move.

He got his own head in court, leads a small party. It is out at the top and shouted to not the Dutch Nazi party. a woman to send help.

John Johnson said Smith was the boys at school had been warn- found lying on his face with ed against dugouts.

about half a ton of soil on him. A verdict of accidental death A schoolmaster said that all was recorded.

Mr. G. Mander (Liberal): asked:

had Mr. Chamberlain whether he seen the statement in "The Times"

at

13,000,000 a total of 24,000,000. Most require some of these people will form of household shelter.

The balance of 10,000,000 for whom to the effect that the British Gov- no provisión is being made, beyond the ultimate supply of shelters and general advice, includes a huge pro- portion of suburban London.

intends to The Government

en-

ernment Was endeavouring to modify, the proposals made by the Soviet. The Prime Minister then to wait said it, would be better

-Trans-Ocean.

courage tenants in blocks of flats to until official statement was issued. arrange with their landlords for the construction of communal shelters. But whereas the Civil Defence Bill makes it obligatory on all owners of

office buildings and commercial blocks cline his tenants' suggestions.

to construct shelter and charge the In the absence of a statutory ob- tenants proportionately, no such ar-ligation and any Government grant, rangements apply to residential areas. also, a proportion of tenants may In the absence of such obligation create difficulties by refusing to join serious difficulties are expected to in a communal shelter. arise. Many owners of private houses The Government's survey of 'base-

in vulnerable areas will, it is recognis- ment and structures, which is now pro ed, ignore air raid precautions and ceeding, will end at the house of those build, no shelter at all.'' Where the with Incomes of less than £250. Those landlord of a block of flats is unwill-whose income exceed this figure will ing to construct a shelter he may de-I have to arrange for their own survey.

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