MR. HULL REBUKES CROMWELL FOR SPEECH
Washington, To-day.
The Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell
telegraphed Hull, has
Mr. James Cromwell, U.S. Min. ister to Canada, saying his broad- cast speech "contravened stand. Ing Instructions to American diplomatic officers."
Mr. Hull added: "Buch public statements by our diplomatic re- -presentatives are likely to dis- turb relations between this and other governments."-Router.
Mr. Cromwell in his speech had supported the Allies and strongly attacked Germany.“
MUTINY IN SHUMCHUN PRISON
Mutiny broke out among some 200 prisoners in the Shumchun Gaol last night.
Chinese troops were called out to quell the revolt.
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seven instigators, imprisoned "puppets," were court-martialed and executed by a firing squad at dawn to-day.
Three prisoners were killed and many injured,
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It is said that when the news of the Japanese invasion of Namtau heard by the prisoners, the seven Chinese who had been imprisoned for assisting the Japanese when they pre- viously occupied Shumchun, incited the men to revolt.
The kitchen portion of a four- storeyed building in Cochrane
this Street collapsed
morning.
Two persons were injured and removed to the Queen Mary Hospital.
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Capetown, To-day.
An advance party of British air of- ficers going to Rhodesia to help in the Empire training scheme arrived here yesterday. Reuter.
Helsinki, To-day. to express Finland's thanks to their President Kallio has decor- countries for the help given her dur- ated Marshal Mannerheiming the war.
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He had a special word for the as- Finland's highest sistance given by France and Britain, award, the Great Diamond saying:- Cross of the Order of the Cross of Freedom.
"We know the Western Powers were had prepared, if the circumstantes been favourable, to lend us more ac-
In an interview with foreign jour-tive support than the others on our nalists, President Kallio asked them front.". Reuter.
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Wellington, To-day. New Zealand churches have decided to offer prayers for: the recovery of the Prime Minister, Mr. M. J. Savage, whose health is giving rise to anxiety.
Messages of sympathy and good wishes have been received from the King as well as Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Mr. Anthony Eden and Premier de Valera of Eire. Reuter.
London, To-day. Reuter is authorised to state that despite German radio claims there have been no instances of rioting or quarrels between Aus- tralians and Arabs in the neigh- bourhood of Jerusalem and Jaffa. discip- On the contrary, the line of the troops has been ad- mirable and relations with the Arabs have
excellent throughout.
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The German wireless had issued harrowing stories of alleged Aus- tralian excesses, including the assertion that an Australian had been court-martialled and con- demned to death "in order to pacify the Arab population."
Reuter was informed in Lon- don yesterday that there have been no sentences by any Aus- tralian courts-martial-Reuter.
car
Alleged to have stolen a for a joy-ride, five Indians were arrested early this morning and detained by the Police.
The car No. 6231 was report- ed to have been "stolen" from outside the East Asia Motor Ser- vice at No. 749, Nathan Road at 3 a.m. to-day.
Later the police found the car abandoned outside No. 249, Prince Edward Road.
The car had crashed into a pillar and was damaged.
Blood-stains in the car indicat- ed that some of the were injured.
passengers
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