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CURIOSITY ON THE GOVERNMENT'S TIN POLICY

THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 7, 1940

RHODES SCHOLARS FROM INDIA

London, To-day.

REUTER IS INFORMED THAT the Rhodes Trustees have decided to found two Rhodes Scholarships annually for India.

Rhodes Scholarships are of an annual value of £400 and are tenable at Oxford University. With one or two excep- tions they are awarded to young men who have been educated at universities in the British Dominions and in the United States. : Cecil Rhodes laid down in his Will that in the election of a scholar spe- cial regard should be paid to his scholastic attainments, his fondness

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for manly outdoor sports, his quali- DRIVE ON

ties of manhood, truth, courage, do- votion to duty, unselfishness and sym-

pathy for the weak and his powers of SHEKKI

leadership.

The Rhodes Trustees are confident

Macao, To-day. Chinese official messages

that candidates fully up to the high standard set by previous Rhodes Scho- lars will be forthcoming from India admit defeat of the coastal and they have been assured that In-units at Heung Chau and at

dian Rhodes Scholars will be wel- come at Oxford,

Tongka Bay and a landing of Japanese forces at Titshek yesterday.

Shek-ki is

AT END OF WAR These Scholarships are founded for an initial period of five years after which they will be reviewed in the light of experience. The first Indian Rhodes Scholars will come into resi-north-west of the city, and from the dence at Oxford after the end of the east coast of the district.

war,

"The

Times," commending the foregoing, points out that deferment of operation of the scheme until the end

of the war strengthens the intention to give the experiment a fair start.

MILITARY CLAIMS

For the Rhodes Scholarship system

ing to transport difficulties, the claims

London, To-day. REPLYING TO A COMMONS question yesterday by Mr. R. R. Stokes (Lab. Ipswich), the Colonies Secretary, Mr. Malcolm Macdonald, said he was aware that cer- tain tin producers in Malaya were opposed to the inter-is at present almost in abeyance ow- national tin agreement and the measures taken under it, but he believed their views were contrary to those of the great majority of producers in Malaya. In a supplementary question Mr. Stokes asked if Mr. Macdonald was aware that restriction of the quota to 80 per cent. had the effect that a con- siderable quantity of tin had to be purchased from foreign sources and that there was concern in the trade about this matter.

Mr. Macdonald said he was aware there were criticisms of the decisions

GERMANY'S

SYNTHETIC OIL OUTPUT

MOSCOW, TO-DAY.

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taken but all relevant considerations THE BELIEF THAT GERMANY'S were taken into account by the Inter-OUTPUT OF SYNTHETIC OIL national Tin Committee and he was FROM COAL EXCEEDS THE BRI- satisfied their decision was welcomed TISH AND AMERICAN ESTIMATES by the great majority of producers.

BY 3,000,000 TONS A YEAR," WAS

of military service and the reluct- ance of the United States to allow their citizens to enter belligerent coun- tries; moreover, it cannot be said that the University as a whole is living under normal conditions.

now being attacked Titshek, from two directions, from'

The Macao-Shek-ki Highway is moment expected to be cut at any now and shells fell yesterday along the track. Last night the bus ser-

:

Thousands of refugees are flowing vice was still operating. into Macao and conditions, similar to those of the days when the Japanese invaded Shek-ki last year, again border and in prevail along the

Macao.

are

SHARP FIGHTING Relief organisations

working feverishily to assist the refugees.

Sharp fighting is in progress and the Chinese are reported putting up strong resistance.··

Meanwhile there will be time to set-

Early this morning reports were tle various details which have been worked out in other parts of the Em-received that a large number of re- inforcéments were landed on the east pire and ensure that a great departure coast and at Titshek last night. is successful from the outset.-Reuter. Our Own Correspondent.

HOLIDAYS IN STATEMENT WARTIME

London, To-day:

ON 'DOMALA' OUTRAGE

Replying to Mr. Will Thorne (Lab. EXPRESSED YESTERDAY BY THE The' National Joint Advisory Coun- Plaistow) Mr. Macdonald said he was WELL-KNOWN ECONOMIST, YEV- cil, composed of fifteen representatives certain that if there was a shortage of

GENIJ VARGA, IN THE "RED of employers organisations and fifteen

London, To-day. its fifth tin in Great Britain he would receive

STAR," ORGAN OF THE SOVIET trade union leaders, held

and A statement on the bomb- representations from his colleagues.

ARMY.

meeting in London yesterday Reuter.

the various considered

difficulties ing of the British India s.s. arise in connection with Domala was made by Mr. likely to holiday arrangements this year.

First The general feeling of the Council Winston Churchill, was that holidays should be granted Lord of the Admiralty, in the and taken in the normal

House of Commons yester- year and that they should be stag- gered over the long summer period. day.

NOT EXACTLY

If Germany's non-military oil con- sumption remains as low as hitherto, she will be able to meet requirements by internal production, he asserts,

Varga also discussed the Japanese situation and reached the conclusion that Japanese economy was so ruined

INFORMATIVE that events were rapidly moving to-

LONDON, TO-DAY.

MR. WILFRED ROBERTS (LAB. NORTH CUMBERLAND) ASKED IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YES- TERDAY WHETHER THE PRIME MINISTER COULD NOW MAKE A THE STATEMENT. CONCERNING

RECENT DISCUSSIONS BETWEEN GENERAL CHIANG KAI-SHEK AND

wards a social and political---catas- trophe.-Reuter.

AN AMUSING DILEMMA

British Wireless,

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way this

DREDGING IN THE NAVAL ANCHORAGE

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The ship was carrying passengers who were Indians recently released from Germany for repatriation. With- in a short time of their release, the 100 ship was bombed at night and

A fine of $10 was imposed on a passengers and crew were killed. Chinese woman by Commander G. F.

The ship was armed with low and Hole at the Marine Court this morn-high angle guns for protection against ing for dredging off the Naval Dock-aeroplanes and submarines, but was

We cannot imagine that the follow-yard yesterday. THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ing, published in St. John's Review BRITISH GOVERNMENT IN CHUNGKING.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that the British Ambassador to China had been in Chungking since January 4 and during his stay he had as usual main- tained close contact with the Chinese Government, on a large number of matters of common interest to the two governments. Reuter.

The Naval authorities prosecuted.

COCOA PURCHASES

London, To-day.

had the motive of a hint to Govern- ment on an Income Tax alternative:

the English A correspondent in press at home is in a quandary. He The. Colonies Secretary, Mr. Mal- wants to help 'the Government in colm Macdonald, told the Commons this war as far as he can afford to yesterday that the Government had do so. He can, he says, spend 14/2 undertaken to purchase the total in buying a war savings certificate crop of raw cocoa produced in Bri- on which the Government will pay tish West Africa during the current him interest and in the end return season ending Sept. 30, 1940-Reuter his, capital, With the same money

Government

for

attacked by an aeroplane which had been taken for a friendly machine, and the guns were unable to get into action before bombs had been drop- ped..

A destroyer near the ship had been similarly misled.

Asked about, reports that the gun crews were not at their stations, Mr. Churchill said that he had not re- ceived such reports, but all reports were carefully prepared and examin- ed.-Reufer.

N.Z. SECOND DIVISION REVIEWED

Wellington, To-day.

he can buy a bottle of whisky but SAMPAN WOMEN FINED WANG MAN SHOT DEAD by this operation the

gets 9/- as a present in the form of Ten sampan women were fined $3 Shanghai, To-day. a tax, with no interest to pay, and each by Commander G. F. Hole, at -Chang-- Lin-san, head of Wang no capital to hand back. The writer the Marine Court this morning Ching-wel's "Greater Shanghal then is greatly exercised in his mind lying alongside a private wharf, be- Viscount Galway, Governor-General Broadcasting Station" was assassinat as to where his duty lies. Should longing to Messrs. S. J. David, at of New Zealand, yesterday reviewed the second contingent of the New ed yesterday. He was shot in the In- he remain entirely sober and help Yaumat! yesterday. ternational Settlement at 6 am. and the Government in a small way, or Another woman, charged with the Zealand Expeditionary Force and succumbed half an hour later-Our get intoxicated and help it in a big same offence, failed to attend Court complimented them on their bearing.

and had her bail of $8 estreated.

Reuter..

·Own: Correspondent.

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