1940-05-03 — Page 6

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 3, 1940.

BATTLE FLEET IN EAST MEDITERRANEAN Mr. Chamberlain's Revelation In Commons

OUTLOOK IN INDIA MORE PROMISING

London, To-day.

The British Government and the

com-

of

Concentration At Alexandria

LONDON, TO-DAY.

Viceroy of India will welcome any | AFTER GIVING DETAILS OF BRITISH AND GER- plans for the setting up of a mittee in which representatives public opinion could discuss various points of view. This was announced yesterday by the Under-secretary for India, Sir Hugh O'Neill.

Good results were most likely to committee, he come from a small said, and any plans for such a com- mittee must obviously come from the parties directly concerned.-Reuter.

Gandhi's Decision

New York, To-day.

The "New York Times" approves

Mr. Gandhi's virtual renunciation of

MAN NAVAL LOSSES OFF NORWAY, MR. CHAMBERLAIN, IN HIS COMMONS SPEECH YESTERDAY, ADDED:

NEW NAZI TROOP MOVEMENTS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA, MAIL")

Berne, To-day. Large, contingents of German troops have been transferred from the Rhineland and Westphalia to Hamburg and Bremen.

The Gestapo are exercising strict control · over the entire Hamburg region, and are watch- Ing closely the few remaining foreigners-Havas.

"It would seem from these figures that whereas the strength and efficiency of the Royal Navy has been little if at all affected, the injury to the German navy has been so substantial as to alter the entire balance of naval power and to per- SWEDISH

mit important redistribution of the main allied fleets.

the civil disobedience campaign. "In this connection I might mention it has been

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Reuter.

DAUGHTER OF ADMIRAL HOLT MARRIED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Paris, To-day.

Robert Luck, former attache at the French Embassy In China, yesterday married Jane Holt, daughter of Vice- Admiral R. V. Holt, former Senior, Naval Officer, Yangtse.-Havas.

JAPANESE BUILDING RAILWAY TO NANNING

Kweilin, To-day.

be The Japanese are reported to building a railway connecting. Nan-.

Yamhsien ning and

in southwest Kwangtung. They expect to complete months.- the new railway in four

. Central News.

COMFORTING NEWS FOR CONSTIPATION · SUFFERERS

The famous Austrian herbal remedy. GOLDEN GRIFFIN LAXATIVE TEA

is now obtainable In Hong Kong.

Mother Nature provides the herba-on there are eight different kinda In Golden Griffin Laxative Tea-and skilled Europeanˇchemist experts treat and blend them,

TRADE TALK

thought possible to divert to more normal dis- WITH SOVIET

tribution, ships in the Mediterranean which for some time have been affected by our require- ments in the North Sea.

"A British and French Battle Fleet, with cruisers and auxiliarv craft, is already in the eastern basin of the Mediterranean and on its way to Alexandria."

PREMIER ON STRATEGY

Turning again to the Norwegian | campaign, Mr. Chamberlain said Ger- to

man losses must have amounted many thousands.

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"It is far too soon to strike a the Norwegian balance sheet for campaign has merely concluded single phase In which it la' safe to say that if we have not achieved have the our objective, neither Germane achieved theirs, while than their losses are far greater

ours.

Warning To House

"But I would take this opportunity of addressing a warning both to this House and to the country.

"We know they are prepared and would not scruple to invade Holland or Belgium or both.

"Or it may be that their savage hordes will be hurled against their Innocent neighbours in south-east Europe.

Lightning Swoop

"They might well do more than one of these things in preparation for an attempt at a large-scale attack on the western front, or even a lightning swoop on this country.

"It would be foolish indeed to re- veal to the enemy our conception of the strategy best calculated to secure their defeat.

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"But this can be said for it "We have no intention of allow-viously-that we must not so Ing Norway to become morely a perse our forces as to weaken aldeshow (loud prolonged cheers) freedom of action in vital emergen but neither are we, going to be cies which may any moment, arise. trapped into such a dispersal

of

our forces as would leave us dan. gerously weak at vital contros (cheers).

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KEROSENE ORDERED CONFISCATED

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"We must selze every chance, as we have done and shall continue to do in Norway, to inflict damage upon the enemy, but we must not allow ourselves to forget that long term strategy will win (Cheers),

the

war

"Let me repeat that what I have said is only an interim statement. Certain we operations are in progress and must do nothing which might jeo- pardise the lives of those engaged in them."-Reuter,

Similar Statement In House Of Lords

Paris, To-day. According to a Stockholm despatch the economic nego- | tiations which Sweden has begun with the Soviet are re- garded as important.

LONDON, TO-DAY. Some 2,930 tins of kerosene were LORD HANKEY MADE A STATE

condicated by Mr. Y. JM order to be

MENT IN THE

YESTERDAY. Houston this morning when several ON THE WAR SITUATION SIMILAR Chinese were charged with possession TO THAT OF MR. CHAMBERLAIN: of dangerous goods on board a junk in,] IN THE COMMONS. Shaukiwan harbour.

Accused were Ho Chik-fook, 48, Chan Din-on, 26, Li Kwong-ming, 86, all junk masters, and Chaung Yat, 25, júnic mistress.

Each defendant was fined $100 or six weeks.

Lord Snell (Labour), said he would t'a request comply with the Governme

but at the not to debate the statemen

were far same time they as, a part from happy concerning certain events made to eal and the preparations with them. Reuter

It is stated in some quarters that the exchanges under consideration would amount to about £6,000,000.

Sweden is anxious to receive In exchange for machinery such pro- ducts as petroleum, fats and metals which she can no longer obtain from Germany or the Aliles.

Sweden is also being.solicited by Germany, and it is stated envoys from Berlin have already reached Stock- holm and have begun negotiations ap- parently aiming at soothing the appre- hensions of the Swedish Government and people.-Reuter.

CANTON

INSURANCE DIVIDEND

The General Agents and Consulting Committee of The Canton Insurance Office, Ltd., will, at the forthcoming Meeting.of Shareholders to be held on Wednesday, May 22, recommend the payment of a Final Dividend of $7.00 per share, in respect of Working Account for 1938, and the transfer of the balance of $828,070.67 to Under- writing Suspense Account; they will further recommend that an Interim Dividend of $5.00. per share be paid in respect of Working Account for 1989, and that the balance of $1,838,- 906.44 be carried forward, -

PICKPOCKETS IN A

POST OFFICE

Mr. F. A. Dunnett of No. 30, Han- kow Road, was robbed of a wallet containing $35 inside the Kowloon Post Office yesterday.

Special British news reels, covering the B.EF. in Norway, scenic views of Norway, French clearing up German mines, British Air Force and Navy pictures, and the recent soccer in- ternational between : England and Wales will be shown at the King's #lheatre this. ening