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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 25, 1939.

UNITED STATES WATCHING FOREIGN INTERESTS IN FAR EAST, SAYS JAPAN

Tokyo, September 20.

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"WITH GREAT BRITAIN and France preoccupied ARTIFICIAL

with their war against Germany, the United States has taken it upon herself to watch out for the interests of the Democracies in the Far RESEARCH

. Other indications that America "as-, sumed the role of watch-dog in the Far East," the newspaper says, "are found in the decision to advance by several months, the 1940 Pacific Fleet begin manoeuvres set for January,

vessels; order for recruiting 75,000 bluejackets and 7,000 marines; the Navy Department announcement that major Fleet manoeuvres, set for either next February or March in waters off Hawaii, will be advanced to

Parla, To-day. Dr. Alexis Carrel, the world-famous

French scientist, has been given an important war mission by the Minis-

try of Health.

with Col. Charles Lindbergh on re- search work in connection with the artificial heart.-Reuter.

GRAPHIC STORY OF ESCAPE

London, Sept. 16.

A graphic account of escape from a shelled and sinking ship with the help of the at- tacking submarine was given to-day by Mr. Albert Lang, who was Third Officer of the British vessel Inverliffey which was sunk a few days ago.

East," says the "Nichi Nichi” to-day. This assumption, it bases on the recent United

Larided in England to-day after the States decisions to transfer an aircraft-carrier

harrowing experience he shared with to Manila, to send 15 heavy bombers to Manila, Although the nature of the appoint- 39. other members of the Inverliffey's ment is not revealed, it is recalled crew; Mr. Lang declared in an inter- and replace the old submarines in Asiatic wa-that Dr. Carrel collaborated recently view: "We were sailing peacefully · when a submarine came to the sur- fired a warning shot. We ters with a like number of new undersea craft.

face and tried to get away but shells continued to burst all round us and we knew that it was no use trying to escape. There was a crew of forty on board and we lowered the boats. As soon as we got away from the Inverliffey, the submarine fired into her amid- ships. She went up with a huge roar. of Flames and smoke shot 500 or 800 men feet into the sky and a wall of flame Air, announces that seventeen are missing. Of these one is believed rushed toward us like a tidal wave. to have been killed and three are be "We rowed for our lives until wa Then, just as we Ileved to have been taken prisoners. could row no more. -Reuter.

thought we were done for, the com- mander of the U-boat brought his ship alongside our boat and told us that we could stand round the tower. He added, however, that if any Bri- turned up, he would have to submerge and leave us in the

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BRITAIN'S FIRST CASUALTY LIST

London, Sept. 20. The first British casualty list

immediate construction of air bases in earlier date, and establishment of anti-the war, issued by the Ministry

Alaska, Midway Island, Hawail and Johnston Island and broaden the Panama Canal." The general impres- sion, the paper says, is that the United States will eventually be dragged into the war on the side of Great Britain and France...

ESTIMATES VARY "Estimates vary as to when this will be. Some observers believe Yankee dough-boys will be in there, pitching for democracy, within the next four weeks. Others believe the

United States will not be in the war until after the 1940 presidential elec- tlon. Still others think the United States will declare war on Germany the moment England starts to get the worst of it in fighting", say the "Nichi Nichi" which adds that American preparations on all fronts were In- tensified since the Japanese-Soviet truce agreement at Nomonhan and the subsequent march of the Red Army into Poland.

EMERGENCY MEASURES

Among the emergency military measures taken by the United States, the "Nichi Nichi" lists the speeding up of the Naval building programme to assure completion by next year of two capital ships originally to be launched in 1941, recommissioning of warships in the Reserve Force for active service before the end of the year, to include 110 destroyers, 40

submarines and 75

miscellaneous

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espionage bureaux, and information bureaux in Manila, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, Panama and Alaska.-Reuter.

COLLAPSE IN QUEEN'S ROAD

of

THEFT BY TRICK

Sentence of three months' hard

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sea.

A few minutes after some 50 work- labour was imposed on T'sui Kam-tish warship ers had left for lunch yesterday three tsang, 25, hawker, by Mr. buildings in which they were work-wards this morning, for larceny ing suddenly collapsed.

20 dozen handkerchiefs and two dozen singlets, from No. 94, Jervois Street, by means of a trick.

The buildings were Nos. 45, 47 and 49, Queen's Road East which had been under repair for the last month.

No one was injured.

Defendant was recommended banishment.

A LIGHT BUBJECT—The tallest and shortest membera of the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. Pto. L. Glide (6ft. 4ins.) lights a cigarette for Pte. W. Relf (4ft. 10ins.). Shorty's in battle drain. now compulsory at all times: ':(Copyright, 'Fox).

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"No sooner had we got on the sub- marine than he turned on full speed and took us out of the danger zone. The submarine then submerged and we swam to our boats. Some hours No later the Stewart picked us up. lives were lost," Mr. Lang concluded. --Havas.

WIDOW GIVEN SHARP GAOL TERM FOR KIDNAPPING

SENTENCE OF SIX MONTHS' HARD LABOUR WAS IMPOSED BY. MR. E. HIMSWORTH THIS MORN- ING ON YU HO, WIDOW, 38, FOR KIDNAPPING YUNG CHIK-YAM, 6-YEAR-OLD BOY, ON SEPTEM- BER 21.

Det.-Sgt. W. G. Morrison, prosecut- ing, said the lad was playing In Shanghai Street with his elder bro- ther. They were approached by ac- cused, who bought cakes and sweets knew for them, pretending that she their mother.

The widow then took them to Yeu- mati Railway Station, where she pur- chased a ticket for Sheung Shul. Be- fore boarding, she gave six cents to the elder boy, asking him to buy some bananas for her.

The woman and his brother had disappeared when he returned to the platform. The elder lad was taken to Mongkok Police Station by a railway clerk, a description of the widow's ap- pearance was immediately circulated to all railway stations, and the woman was 'arrested.

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