1939-12-15 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 15, 1939

APPEAL FOR INDIA TRUCE Lord Zetland On Communal Rivalry Problems

NATION UNIFIED IN HOSTILITY TO HITLERISM

London, To-day.

IN A STATEMENT YESTERDAY in the Lords the Secretary for India said the Indian Princes and peoples continued to express "detestation of the crimes perpetrated by Nazi Germany against all laws of God and man," and instanced the Viceroy's Fund, which totalled £475,000, and for which no appeal had been made. Further examples were gifts from the Maharaja of Gondal and the Nawab of Rampur, the former having allocated

FU SIAO-EN RESIGNING IN DISGRACE?

Shanghal, To-day. Alleged to have fallen into disgrace with the Japanese au- thorities, Mayor Fu Slao-an, of tho Municipality of Greater Shanghai, to shortly resigning, says a Chinese report.

He will be succeeded by hip secretary-general, So

Hol-wen, the report adds.-Reuter.

£7,500 for the dependents of those lost in Royal Oak, 'BAD LUCK'

and the latter had given a million rupees for motor am- bulances.

SHARP N.Y. ATTACK ON NAZISM

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

NEW YORK, TO-DAY. "THE FREE PEOPLE OF AMERI-

CA WILL NEVER APPROVE OR ACCEPT THE TRIUMPH OF HIT- LERISM AND STALINISM IN PO-

ex-

KILLING

•

For the benefit of German propa- gandists, who spent their time plaining the plight of the Indian For manslaughter, Wan people, Lord Zetland said he would Mui, was sentenced to like to add a single other example of month's hard labour by the

generosity.

one

MOSCOW ON DEFEAT OF RELIGION

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Berne, To-day.

"Our alliance with Berlin is the greatest defeat of Christianity, and particular- ly Catholicism.”

This statement was made in Mos- cow yesterday, according to Swiss press reports, by the leaderess of the Soviet Youth association.

"The co-operation between Ger- many and Russia is fostering the atheist movement throughout Europe,” she added.

She concluded, however, by de- claring that the Soviet remains op- posed to racial doctrines and anti- Semitism,-Havas.

NAVAL

"In one district in the Punjab, with Chief Justice, Sir Atholi Mac- WEDDING

few wealthy people among the resi-Gregor, at the Criminal Ses-!

sions this morning. of

dents, the Governor

was recently

handed a wholly unsolicited gift 17,000 rupees, all in currency notes, to aid in the overthrowing of Nazi Germany."

Neither was the assistance limited to money gifts.

Among the martial races there had been a spontaneous and eager desire to enlist in the forces.

Turning to the political fleld, Lord Zetland regretted to say the difficul-

LAND, FINLAND, AUSTRIA AND THE BALKANS," DECLARED ties persisted.

MR. WILLIAM GREEN, PRESIDENT OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOUR, AT MADISON SQUARE AT A MEETING OF PROTEST AGAINST THE PERSECUTION OF

GERMAN AND POLISH JEWS.

Mr. Green added: "We believe we should have recourse to every means, short of war, to prevent the brutal dictatorships from achieving their barbarous aims.

"The British Navy at present ∞ strangling Germany by its offi- cient blockade. Pray God that their efforts will be crowned with complete success.”

During the meeting, messages of sympathy with the fate of the Ger- man and Polish Jews were read from Mr. Herbert Lehman (former Govern- nor of New York), Senator Arthur Vandenberg and Senator Robert Taft (both of whom are mentioned as pos- sible presidential candidates).-Havas.

For breaches of the Deportation Ordinance, Wong Chiu and Lau were sentenced to 18 months' hard labour at the Criminal Sessions this morn- ing.

Tsang Fuk and Li Man were sen- tenced to two years for the same offence.

An Antidote For Gloom.

TO-DAY

"My impression is that this. is a case of bad luck," commented the Chief Justice, after reading the deposi-St. John's Cathedral at 4.30 p.m. to- The marriage will take place at tions.

Rice, daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. day of Gwenllian Frances Elizabeth Mark Rice, of Wotton Rectory, Dork- mander John Mowlan, R. N. ing, Surrey, and Lieutenant-Com-

Wan was alleged to have unlaw- fully killed a man who has never been identified.

Wan, in the dock this morning, said that the man stole his husks.

"I was about to arrest him and take him to the police station when he pushed me. I struck two blows at him." The Chief Justice remarked

that evidence showed that the man had an

tribute satin, with short train, tight bodice, and full skirt, leg-o'-mutton sleeves and a tulle veil with bandeau of orange blossoms, ville, will wear a dress of white tulle, The bridesmaid, Miss Caroline Ne-

trimmed with blue. dresses, were made by Mme. Sophie The bride's

Costides, of Eunice.

The bride's dress is of white

Sind the Governments

While in the Punjab, Bengal and tures were successfully

and Legisla- functioning, and in Assam an alternative Govern- enlarged spleen and that the blows ment had accepted office, seven other struck by accused would

not have provinces which had Congress minis-caused harm had his spleen not been tries and administrations had taken over by the Governors,

been so large.

"You must, however, not take the law into your own hands. I take into best man, while Colonel A. G. Ne- Captain I. C. MacCrae will act as consideration that you have now beenville, M.S., will give the bride away." in prison for almost a month, and The Rev. J. L. Wilson will officiate, sentence you to one month's hard labour."

CLOCK PUT BACK

Although the transition was effect- ed smoothly and, broadly speaking, the policies assented by the Legislatures before the resignations were being carried out, the transfer was trary to the desire of the British Gov- the clock 30 years. ernment and put back the hands

con-

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Congress statement and said the Gov- Lord Zetland dealt with the latest

ernment could not agree that no com- munal

differences arose in meeting the Congress demands.

He pointed out that no constitution could be expected to function success- fully unless met by the, assent of the minorities.

The main difficulty was still the differences of opinion between Con- gress and the Moslen League.

Although a numerical minority there were between eighty and ninety mil- llons affected.

TRUCE APPEAL

Lord Zetland appealed to the lead- A cheerful smile is needed in these ers of both sides to call a truce, and gloomy days, yet it is not easy to raise said he derived some little encourage- a smile when you are feeling liverish, ment from the report that Pandit bilious, and generally out-of-sorts.

Jawaharlal Nehru and Mr. Jinnah had But, to tolerate this condition is arranged a further discussion which, foolish, when ត he hoped, would cover a wide field, little dose of In conclusion, Lord Zetland said Pinkettes is all the internal difficulties did not lessen that is needed to the abhorrence with which all Indian the

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