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THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 15, 1940 ́
HITLER'S USE OF HIS VICTIMS OF CONQUEST
LONDON, TO-DAY.
COMMENTING ON HITLER'S USE OF HIS VICTIMS OF CONQUEST, THE “MANCHESTER GUAR- DIAN" POINTS OUT THAT A YEAR AGO M. COULONDRE, FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO GER- MANY, AT A TIME WHEN HITLER WAS TAK- ING OVER CZECHO-SLOVAKIA, WAS ASKED WHAT WAS THE REAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS MOVE.
In a letter on March 19, 1939, he suggested that Hitler wanted to have at his disposal in time of war a great reserve of labour power and that the Czech supply would help fill up war gaps.
TRIBUTES TO MR. P.M. HODGSON
Glowing tributes were paid by both branches of the legal profession at the Supreme Court this morning to the late Mr. Paul Mary Hodgson, who passed away yesterday.
The chief Justice, Sir Atholl Mac- Mr. Justice Gregor, who sat with R. E. Lindsell and Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser, said: Before dealing with the it is ordinary business of the day, only fitting that I should say a few words about the sudden death of Mr. Paul Mary Hodgson, to whom so many of us paid our last tributes and re- spects at his funeral yesterday even- ing.
This prophesy, says the "Manches- ter Guardian" has come true, and not but only has Hitler got the Czechs, also the Poles.
These labourers are called "Hitler's Coolies," and the description is an
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GERMAN TERRORISM "The Times" comments on German terrorism, which it says aims at elim- inating the bravest, most distinguish~|-
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The "News Chronicle" discusses "curious result" of the evacuation of children from danger areas, The evacuation has given town children u taste of, if not for, the country; it has and brought town improved health and country children together.
But there is another result of more questionable value, the impact on dia- lects for instance, the Impact result. meeting of a Cockney Jove boy and a West Country boy,-Reuter.
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We all knew Mr. Hodgson: him well and there is not one of using from the here, I am sure, who did not and respect him. He served a long apprenticeship with the law-for 35 years, 33 of which he spent in this Colony, in private practice, as Acting Crown Solicitor and as legal adviser to a large corporation.
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He was a man of unscrupulous hon- our, a man of the most lovable qual- ity: one whose loss we all feel and shall feel deeply in many days wish
of I know it is the everyone that I should publicly ex- of press from this Bench on behalf my brother Judges and myself how greatly we mourn his passing and in what full measure our sympathy goes out to his widow, who is sow on her way out to this Colony.
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LONDON, TO-DAY. REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY ASTOR (CON.) IN THE LADY COMMONS, MR. R. A. BUTLER, UN- FOR FOREIGN DER-SECRETARY AFFAIRS, STATED THAT BRITAIN ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S TRIBUTE AND GERMANY HAVE AGREED ON On behalf of the Bar and the Co-AN EXCHANGE OF WAR PRISON- lonial Legal Service, the Hon. Mr. C. ERS IN THE FUTURE - BUT
THE G. Alabaster, K.C., Attorney General, DATE ON WHICH THE TRANSFERS associated himself with the remarks WILL COMMENCE HAS NOT YET of the Chief Justice, and added that BEEN FIXED. he had had the privilege of knowing Mr. Hodgson for over 30 years. Mr. Hodgson, he said, devoted himself whole-heartedly to all business that was brought before him and brought the charm of his personality and his great gift of wise counsel to all those who sought his aid.
He was indeed, a very lovable char- acter and we would like to associate ourselves with the expression of sym- pathy which your Lordship has ex- tended to his wife and daughter."
Dr. S. W. T'so, partner of the late Mr. Hodgson sald: I feel deeply and appreciate very much the very kind references by your Lordship and the Attorney General to my late partner, Mr. Hodgson, and the expressions of kind sympathy and condolences to his family.
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"The British and German Govern- ments have adopted as a model the draft agreement concerning direct re- or accommodation in a patriation neutral country, of war prisoners for reasons of health which is suggested in Article 68 of the Geneva Conven- tion of 1929.
"The appointment of a mixed me- Article 69 dical commission, under of the same convention, is proceeding but it is impossible at present to state when the exchanges are likely to com- mence," he concluded.-Havas.
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other the kindness he felt towards people. Those words were "No flow- ers by request," for his wish that instead of money being expended in the purchase of flowers and wreaths, the money should be donated to chari- ties.
Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton said: On the behalf of the Junior branch of
The Law Society has sustained; in profession, to which our late friend, Mr. Hodgson belonged, I would like the last 12 months, two severe losses to associate myself and the junior-drst Mr. F. X. D'Almada, Snr. and members of that profession with all now our friend, Mr. Hodgson. Both Society Sand that has fallen from your Lordship's were members of the A liparand from the lips of the Attorney both were members of the Commit- desire to extend to the fami- Gineral. Those who knew Mr. Hodge | tee, -
our sincere. sym- son loved him. It seems to me that ly, of the deceased
their bereave- the four words contained in tha an- path
uncement of his death axemplified1 ment.
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