1939-11-17 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 17, 1939

BRITAIN TO SPEED UP SHIPPING CONVOY SYSTEM: OFFICIAL SURVEY OF WAR

London, To-day.

WELCOMING THE VISIT to London of General ESCAPEE

Sikorski, the Polish Premier, Sir John Simon, who

read the Prime Minister's weekly statement in FALLS INTO would soon be possible to organise self-contain: BARBED

the House of Commons yesterday, hoped it

ed Polish forces in France.

Referring to the visit of M. Reynaud, the French Finance Minister, he read a long extract from the communique regarding the necessity for close and continuous Anglo-French financial and economic co-operation.

The discussions with the repre- sentatives from the Dominions and India dealt with all aspects of the war, and covered questions of de- fence, foreign policy, problems supply and economic warfare shipping.

of

and

A number of meetings were held with representatives, of individual Dominions on various special blems, and the progress already made was most encouraging.

CONVOY SPEED-UP

pro-

The overseas representatives visit to France and the defence prepara- tions of Britain had given them an opportunity of judging for themselves the magnitude of our war effort and had given them a fuller knowledge of how Empire assistance may best be utilised.

and

of

The Minister of Shipping the First Lord of the Admiralty were discussing acceleration

the system of convoy.

Faster convoys will be established and the number of convoys increas- ed as more escorting vessels become available.

Our destroyers have steamed hundreds of thousands of miles. and one had been sunk by a mine.

GERMAN LOSSES

QUEEN AT A

CONCERT

London, To-day.

Her Majesty the Queen. accom- panied by the Duchess of Glouces- ter, paid another surprise visit yes- terday to the mid-day concerts which

are being organised at the National Gallery. 1

WIRE

Au Pak Sing, 36-year-old Chinese

soldier, was charged before Mr. E.

Magis-

STARVATION MENACE IN LITHUANIA

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Berne, To-day. Starvation threatens 400 per- sons in Lithuania, mainly in the newly-acquired districts, the Swiss evangelical press service reports.

The agency adds that their distress is increasing daily.

The Evangelical and Reformed Churches are in a very critical situation. Havas.

Himsworth in the Kowloon 50,000-WORD tracy this morning with attempting to JUDGMENT IN

OIL DISPUTE

escape from the Ma-tau-chung In- ternment Camp. He was sentenced to two weeks' imprisonment with hard labour.

Mexico City, To-day,

The Supreme Court will

Inspector H. E. Rodgers, who pro- secuted, said that at 6.45 p.m. on Wednesday, the camp lights fused and 15 men escaped by means of a probably deliver final judg- ment regarding the expro- that the fusing was part of the plan. leum interests early next showed priation of the foreign petro-

ladder over the barbed wire.

Subsequent. examination

Next morning, Au was found suf-

fering from various injuries to his week. legs. He admitted having tried to The proceedings yesterday were escape and said he failed when the occupied by the reading of part of of ladder broke and he fell Into

the 50,000-word judgment by Judge barbed wire.

Aisian supporting the view that the expropriation was constitutional.

The price for all seats for the concerts is only one shilling and Her Majesty sat in the midst City workers.-Reuter.

BRITAIN URGED TO CLOSER DEFINITION

OF PEACE

AIMS

London, To-day.

the

MR. C. R. ATTLEE, Leader of the Labour Opposition, followed Sir John Simon in the House of Com- mons yesterday and regretted that the German

Four enemy ships were taken last week and two large vessels were ! scuttled on November 12 and November 13.

Our merchantmen continued to sail in great numbers notwithstanding the crews now have to face torpedo, gun and mine.

land

The latter part of the judgment will be read to-day, after which the other Judges will consider their ver- dicts.

RESULT CERTAIN

It is regarded as certain that ex- propriations dating from March, 1938, will be declared constitutional.

Apparently while it is proposed to pay indemnification to the interests. affected for everything installed for development of the industry, no com-

pensation is envisaged for the loss of the concessions. Reuter.

Government had so summarily rejected the PROMOTING

Hague peace effort.

"We all hope that those peaceful countries will not TRADE IN

be drawn into the war," Mr. Attlee declared.

about

the visits of General Sikorski (Po-

He welcomed the statement

lish Premier) and M. Reynaud (French Finance Minister), and especially that of the Dominions representatives,

The list of subjects discussed with

Bad weather had curtailed operations.

Enemy planes raiding the Shet- lands on November 14 dropped 12 bombs on land and eight in the sea.

the overseas visitors, however, did not They caused no casualties and negli-include the formulation of peace aims. gible damage.

ac-

There has been considerable tivity in the air but no major engage- ments.-Reuter.

U.S. WARSHIP PLANS

There was a demand in Britain for a closer definition of our peace aims.

PLANNING FOR PEACE

It was also not too early to give full consideration to the importance of planning for peace in Britain.

Sir Archibald Sinclair (Liber- al Leader) particularly welcomed the Anglo-French economic and financial co-operation "because the two countries will sink or swim to- gether, and so will Sterling

and the Franc, and nothing but the closest co-operation will avail to save them.”

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Washington, To-day. The Acting Soerotury of Navy, Mr. Charley Edison, told the prema усн- terday that the less of the Euro-

Sir Archibald declared they owed a pein win will be applied to the on- | Brmat døbt to Queen Wilhelmina for struction of the now Amperionn erui« her bold initiative and for the asser- wara Columbia and Clavalaud,

Hon of the principles of reason and justion, even amid the clamour

of which displace 6,000 tons-

both

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The British Government must be ready to give prompt support If the duty of protecting their neu- trality and liberty is imposed on Holland and Belgium by Hitler. They would not be forgiven if those

AMERICAS

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Washington, To-day. Mr. Sumner Welles, As-

countries were made victims of Ger-sistant Secretary of State, man aggression without effective help being given by us.-Reuter.

ADMIRABLE REPLY

London, To-day.

opened the session of the Inter-American Economic and Financial Committee, in Sir Archibald Sinclair said the British Government had delivered to which 19 countries are parti- the Dutch and Belgian initiative reply which seemed to him and his Liberal friends to be admirable.

acipating, yesterday.

Mr. Welles said: "The world knows that we are united in determination

the the American hemisphere."

"No-one dares to suggest that the to preserve the security and peace of aggressor should be left with spoils of aggression or that we should make peace

He advocated the creation of inter- before the countries American committees for the promo- which had been victims of Nazi

tion of trade and aggression are liberated,

the improvement of monetary and financial mechan- isms with a view to facilitating - Inter-American transactions.-Havas.

"Some people have suggested that if only we would negotiate now with Herr Hitler we could achieve that purpose without go- Ing on with the war. "The British and French Govern- ments have answered that they do not want to continue the war a day longer than is necessary to achieve their object.

tive of the Queen of Holland.

"They have welcomed the Initia-

ANSWER REFUSED

"Herr Hitler has refused even to answer the Queen's original letter.

"It is now abundantly clear to the whole world that Herr Hitler is continuing this war for no other rea- Bon than to fasten the Nazi yoke firmly on the Czechs and Poles, and the sole responsibility for refusing negotiations rests on him."-British Wireless.

SHANGHAI'S

TRADE

Shanghai, To-day. Shanghai's Import trade fell by nearly one-half in October com- pared with the previous month, but exports showed a rise of more than ten per cent.

were

Net imports in October valued at nearly $26,000,000 and net exports at $74,000,000, leav- Ing an excess of exports over im- ports of $48,000,000.

t

The corresponding figures for September were $49,000,000 and $67,000,000,--Reuter.