1940-05-25 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 25, 1940.

R.A.F. CREATES

HAVOC GERMAN

BEHIND

LINES

LONDON, TO-DAY.

THE AIR MINISTRY ANNOUNCES THAT INTENSE AIR ACTIVITY ON AN INCREASED SCALE CON- TINUED ON. THURSDAY, THURSDAY NIGHT AND YESTERDAY. OVER THE FIGHTING FRONTS IN FRANCE AND BELGIUM. Repeated day bombing attacks were made by R.A.F. bomb- ers on enemy columns in the neighbourhood of Arras and Boulogne.

Sorties were made during the night on the enemy lines of communication in north-east France, southern Bel- gium and the Rhineland.

In north-east France, among tar- gets hit by heavy bombers were mili- tary objectives at Bavai and Hirson, where fires were started.

Hits were also obtained on the rail- way junction at La Capelle.

At Givet, on the Meuse, the mar- shalling yard and a large transport column were severely damaged.

The railway junction at Beaumont

UNITED

HONOURS LIST POSTPONED

London, To-day.

It is officially announced that publication of the Honours List which would in the ordinary course have taken place on June 13; the day appointed for the ob- servance of the King's birthday, la necessarily postponed for a few weeks owing to the change in administration-Reuter.

SOUTHAFRICA

STATES SEEN AS AN ALLY IN STRUGGLE

Moscow, To-day.

The "Komsomols Kaya Pravda" contains an article entitled "The non-belligerent ally of England and France,"

H.K. BILL TO which deals with the present

IMPROVE LABOUR

CONDITIONS

An ordinance repealing the

attitude of the United States towards the war.

The article mentions among the effects in America of the recent

German advance the call by the United States authorities for a

and great increase in armaments the campaign for granting credits to the Allies.

Leading Democrats and Republicans

TO THE END

-GEN. SMUTS

Johannesburg, To-day. The Premier, General Smuts, speaking at a civic banquet in his honour on his 70th birthday, uttered a warning that the Govern- ment would deal with Fifth Columnists; he also referred

was hit and rolling stock set on fire. Minimum Wages Ordinance are said to be at one in their sympathy to South Africa's fine res-

Gembloux Explosion The junction at Gembloux was also successfully attacked and an explosion

seen among a convoy of lorries near- by.

of 1932 and providing ma- chinery for fixing minimum wages, determining normal working hours, and fixing trades

Heavy bombers attacked enemy overtime rates in communications at Emmerich, Cologne, where wage standards are Coblenz and elsewhere.

From these widespread operations

six aircraft failed to return.

Our fighters continue to win spec- tacular victories against the enemy.

From reports hitherto received they have shot down or seriously damaged at least 80 enemy aircraft since Thurs- day morning.

Nazi Losses

Ten fighters are missing but of the pilots may yet return.

some

At least 500 aircraft have been lost by the enemy in France and Belgium during the last week, making a total of over 1,500 enemy aircraft lost since the invasion of the Low Countries.

Reuter.....

CONTROL OF INDUSTRY DOWN UNDER

Canberra, To-day.

for the Allies and the situation re-

sembles that preceding the entry of the United States into the last war, with the only difference that the tempo

is faster. Reuter.

unreasonably low, is gazetted FACING THE

FACTS

in draft to-day.

It is pointed out that the Minimum made Wage Ordinance, 1932, which provisions for-fixing minimum wages in occupations where the wages paid are unreasonably low, has never been invoked.

a year old.

Washington, To-day. Declaring that "the people ought to face the facts," the Senate naval com- mittee has declined to suppress testi- mony by Rear-Admiral J. H. Towers, Chief of the Bureau of Aeronautics, It is a short and simple ordinance.

to the effect that of the Navy's 1,367 It does not appear to envisage the fix-combat planes, only 192 are less than ing of any wage other than a minimum time rate, and it contains no reference to piece rates or hours of employment

For the purpose of necessary in

Byrd said that on the quiry and report it provides for the strength of this testimony he estim- appointment of a Board of Commis- ated that only about 500 of the Navy's sioners consisting of five persons of machines could meet modern Euro- whom one shall be a judge or magis-pean planes in equal combat-Reuter. trate who shall be Chairman of the Board.

PRAYERS FOR VICTORY

No' machinery is provided for en- forcing the payment of any minimum wage fixed under the Ordinance.

Home Act Followed

The others, said Admiral Towers, ranged up to seven years old.

Senator

Singapore, To-day. Special prayers were said yesterday in the Malay state of Kedah for the speedy victory of Britain and her Allies.-Reuter.

Cairo, To-day. Prayers for the Allies were said at Mosques yesterday. The preachers urged the congregations to prepare for a jehad (holy) war and to be ready to sacrifice all for the Allied cause.- Reuter.

MAISKY, CALLS AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE

ponse to the call for volun- teers.

General Smuts declared the world would be much poorer at the end of the war. There would probably be unprecedented impoverishment after the most colossal destruction in his- tory.

The Germans lost the last war despite their matchless military ma- chine because of psychological "de- fects which remained unchanged and which will once more defeat Germany.

Nazi fanaticism may call forth a no less fierce and determined fanaticism on the other side, and to the moral factor will be added the religious fac-

tor.

South Africa, he said, will be in the struggle to the full and to the end. Reuter.

CANADA'S STEPS AGAINST FIFTH COLUMN

Ottawa, To-day.

The Canadian Government has tak- en all possible. precautions against "Fifth Columnists."

The Minister of Justice has an- nounced that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are in control of the situation and that all known enemies of the State have been interned.— Reuter.

MOSLEM PRESIDENT'S VIEWS UNCHANGED

Delhi, To-day. The President of the All-India Moslem League yesterday. reiterated his conviction that the only solution of the Indian problem lies in the formation of independent Moslem

The present Bill follows closely cer tain provisions of the Trade Boards Acts 1909 and 1918. Power to Ax minimum wages remains with the Governor in Council, but a Trade The Australian Prime Minister an Board on which employers and em- nounces that the Director-General of ployees shall be equally represented Munitions and Supply has the whole together with members of the public of Australia's industry at his disposal is substituted for a Board of Com- He can act without precedence, his missioners as the machinery for in- task being to ensure maximum pro- quiry and report in each case. duction in minimum time. There are pursuance of the policy of encourag- no restrictions placed on him and he in the organization of responsible holds the widest authority.

trade unions it is considered desirable Maisky, called at the Foreign Office states in the north-west and east. Nine Communist-newspapers-have- and feasible that representatives of

last night-Reuter, been banned in Australia; they were workers should function as members used as "whisperers in the military of these Trade Boards and learn in forces."-Reuter.

practice the advantages of conciliation and arbitration.

TOWNSEND SILVER BILL TO BE BURIED

!

Washington, To-day; Leaders of the House of Representa- tives have agreed to return the Sen- ate-approved Townsend Silver Bill to the Senate next week, thereby pro- bably burying it for the remainder of the sessionReuter

In

Provision is made for the fixing of time rates, piece rates, rates. Rayment by and overtime common in local Industries.

Following the Home Acts, adequate provision, is made for the enforcement. of approved minimum: rātes, but the Labour Officer's consent to prosecution is require.

The 21 was prepared by Mr.: H; R. Butters ghen acting as Labour Of-

London, To-day. The Soviet Ambassador, M. Ivan

zones of India.-Reuter.

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