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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1940

MOSLEY

ARRESTED

With Leading Members Of Union Of Fascists

Special Branch

Swoop Last Night

London, To-day,

IT IS OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED that Sir Oswald

WOMEN ALIENS IN BRITAIN

London, To-day.

The subjcot of the internment of enemy áliens was again rais- ed at question time in the Com-

mons yesterday. Mosley and other leading members of the British

Union of Fascists were arrested yesterday. The other British Fascists now in gaol are:—

Raven Thomson,

Francis Hawkins,

F. E. Burdett,

Capt. U. A. Hicks,

C. F. Watts Mackenzie,

G. Bruning and

Mrs. Dacre Fox.

John Beckett, former Member of the House of Commons and Secretary of the British People's Party, was also arrested.

Bir John Anderson, Home Se- cretary, said 'hitherto he had not felt it necessary to order the wholesale Internment of female enemy allena, although he had not hesitated to Intern individual German and Austrian women where there were grounds for suspecting their attitude.Reu- ter.

RIGHTS OF CAPT. RAMSAY EXPLAINED

London, To-day,

In the course of supple- mentary questions in the Commons yesterday, refer- ence was made to the deten- tion of Capt. Ramsay, M.P.

Ramsay, said Sir John Anderson, was taken into detention under the specific regulation as it stood before the previous night's amendment.

Mr. James Maxton (Independent Labour): Then he won't be tried or charged with any specific offence? Sir John Anderson: This is precau- tionary. Capt. Ramsay will have the

JAPANESE PETROL right to make representations to the

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Tokyo, To-day.

In view of the fact that the spread

ing Japan's gasoline exports, the De-

advisory committee.

Captain Ramsay has been a Con- servative member since 1931. Former- ly in the Coldstream Guards, he was wounded in France in the last war. His father was a lieutenant-colonel.. The detained member was born in In- dia.--Reuter.

searched last night by the police.partment of Railways has decided to will be given to public transport.

Further Action

Sir John said: "It must not be as- sumed that the action taken this morn-

cut further gasoline supplies for pri- vate users ás from June 1.

Taxis will be the main sufferers since their daily allowance of 21⁄2 Supplies for buses will be maintain- | gallons will be further reduced by 20 ed at the present level. Preference per cent.-Havas.

Scotland Yard Special Branch officers took complete posses-

sion of the Union headquarters and questioned every of the European war is seriously affect- one approaching the building. Detectives examined all papers at ta documents found in desks and Reuter. cabinets, as well as the filing systems. Following the announcement by the Speaker in the House of Com- mons yesterday that Captain A. H: M. Ramsay, Conservative M. P. foring under these new powers represents Peebles, had been detained and held in Brixton Prison, Sir John Ander- son, Home Secretary, said that he had ordered the internment of in- dividual German and Austrian men where there were grounds suspecting their attitude to country.

finality. Further action must and will be taken as circumstances arise."

Sir John Anderson, announcing the special steps taken to increase arms wo-available for the use of police, said·| for that while there was no intention to this turn the police into a combatant force, it was desirable that many of them should be armed for their own protec- tion and for purposes connected with duties to guard certain places.---Reu- ter.

Refugees from Holland and Bel- glum were being carefully examined and had to comply with restrictions similar to those imposed on enemy aliens.

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The arms available for the use of the police have. been. Increased, he went on, and use their powers to search houses which might con- tain people who would help para- chute troops.

“Receiving Attention" Asked about a possible ban on Com- munist and Fascist societies, Sir John said that these matters are receiving attention but it would be contrary to the public interest to announce before-hand the steps which were being taken. Close attention is being given to organizations receiving

funds from abroad.

The new defence regulations en- able him to detain members of or- ganizations having contact with the enemy or under foreign influence or control.

Action would be taken not because of opinions or propaganda activities but because in such organizations there were leading members who might be used against the security of the state. Further action must and will be taken as circumstances de- velop.

Invasion Through Elre

Aliens Interned

-London, To-day-- The Home Secretary, Sir John Anderson, replying to a question in the Commons yesterday, said the num- ber of male aliens interned in pur- suance of his recent direction, accord- ing to latest available returns, some 5,000.

was

Regarding other aliens, said Sir John, further measures categories of

were being taken but he could not make the details known in advance.

Reuter.

Statement In Lords

London, To-day. The Duke of Devonshire, speaking for the Government in the House of Lords yesterday, stated a considerable number of persons of- British nation- ality had been arrested in the morn- ing.

Some names had already been made known and a list would be published as soon as the round- up had been completed.

These people had been arrested not because of the views they hold but because their organisations might be In addition, the Home Secretary used for the execution of acts pre- revealed, to a large number of mem-judicial-to-the State Router bers of the I.R.A. who had been con- victed and are now serving sentences, orders have been issued for the ex- pulsion of 167 persons.

In reply to a question about the possibilities of an invasion through Eire, the Home Secretary said that the British Government was alive to such possibilities. There could be no question of the British Government giving orders to the Government of Eire, but all the proper consultations had taken place--Reuter.

Mosley's Home Searched London; To-day,

Sir Oswald Mosley's home at Denham, Buckinghamshire, was

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Stockholm, To-day. Violent fighting continues In the Narvik region where both Allled and German planes are active, the Swedish press reponte.

German planes again twice violated Swedish territory yesterday. Bwedish anti-aircraft guna to opened fire and. foreod one machine to:landiin Swedish territory.

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