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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY, 27, 1940.

IRONSIDE TO COMMAND HOME DEFENCE FORCES General Sir John Dill Becomes C.I.G.S.

London, To-day.

GENERAL SIR EDMUND IRONSIDE has been ap- pointed Commander-in-Chief of the Home Forces instead of General Sir Walter Kirke, who is to be retired.

General Sir John Dill replaces General Ironside as

Chief of the General Staff.

It is explained in well-informed | have chosen a commander who pos- London circles that the changes have sesses exceptional gifts of energy and been brought about by the develop-drive and has a deservedly great re- ments in the situation and the neces-putation for these qualities abroad.

General Dill, who recently became sity of placing the defence of Britain

General invasion in the Vice-Chief of the Imperial against possible

successor to Staff, is the obvious strongest possible hands.

General Ironside and the appointment general satisfaction at will cause home and abroad.

the

Special Order

General

It is learned the appointment of General Ironside and General Dill is proof of the very great importance the Government attach to perfecting by any means in their power strength of Britain's home defence. The question of home defence is now following special order: "On handing one of paramount importance, Reu- over my command I desire to ter was told, and General Ironside's new post is one to which only a sold-press to all ranks my thanks for their

never failing support and my

Kirke has issued the

ex-

con-

all

British

of his strategy and experience fidence in their ability to meet ier would be appointed.

No Analogies

dangers in the spirit which

Belgians welcome British armoured vehicles as they pass through a Belglan town. (Copyright, Fox).

RED CROSS EXCITES

NAZI FLIERS TO "KULTUR"

Paris, To-day.

Red Crosses painted on the American ambulances operating in the war zone have been removed.

soldiers have ever displayed in the hour of trial. Under the inspiring

roofs of of leadership of my successor you will, I know, play your part in the struggle for liberty with the utmost courage and determination. Goodbye and good luck."-British Wireless.

The idea of an enemy invasion Britain has been so far from reality in the past 100 years that it is neces- sary to place those defences on an en- tirely new footing.

It is emphasised that General Iron- side's appointment is in no way a cri- ticism of the manner in which Gen- eral Kirke carried out his task.

The change in the High Command, Router is Informed, Is In no way analogous to the French army changes announced on Saturday night.

MRS. ROOSEVELT'S RED CROSS APPEAL

Washington, To-day. Broadcasting a nationwide appeal

Cross on behalf of the Red

War Relief Fund, Mrs. Roosevelt said: "If we turn away from the need of others we align ourselves with those forces which are bringing about this suffer-

No-one has been "relieved of their command" "but the extreme "serious ness of the situation as a whole and the rapid growth of the German threat to the Channel ports made it neces-ing and which we must eventually try sary for immediate. intensification of to defeat." action on the home front.-Reuter.

She appealed to Americans to

The American Ambulance Committee stated: "All our driv- ers agree that these Red Crosses only excite the malevolent atten- tion of German flyers.

"In the last ten days German planes have been bombing and machinegunning our ambulances even when flying as low as 60 feet, when a mistake is out of the question."

There is still no news of two American ambulances which on- tered Amiens on May 19 when the town-was-violently....bombed.. -Reuter.

great Commandment that religion has given us, 'Love thy neighbour

as

In General Ironside the Government "give as never before," adding: "One thyself,' has been forgotten."Reuter.

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'INFORMER' GAOLED

CHARGED WITH MISLEADING CHIEF DETECTIVE INSPECTOR A. E. CAREY BY GIVING HIM FALSE INFORMATION, CHAN HUNG, 24, AND WONG PUI, 30,· APPEARED BEFORE MR. Q. A. A. MACFADYEN THIS MORNING.

Chan was fined $50 or one month's hard labour while Wong, who plead- ed not guilty, was discharged.

On Saturday morning, accused went to Hunghom Police Station, stat- to ing that an armed robbery was be committed last night or to-night by four persons, armed with revolvers, at a house occupied by a building contractor, in the Hunghom' district: A European Sergeant accompanied office, them to Inspector Carey's where they told the same story, and added that the robbers were living in a hut in Shek Kip Mei Village.

The police did not believe the story, but asked them to accompany the police to arrest the robbers early yesterday morning, They promised and left the Inspector's office.

Ten minutes later, they returned and confessed they had told a. false story.

Inspector Carey said they made the false report to obtain a reward and, in fact, Chan Hung was given $1 by the Chinese detective to whom he gave the first information.

TRIPLE COLLISION:

:

Three cars were involved in colli- sions occurred in Castle Peak Road of yesterday morning as the result the action of the first of a line of four cars in pulling up suddenly.

Mrs, Poole, of Kennedy Town Slaughter House, who was driving the second car managed to pull up in time, but. Mr. L. Skinner, of the Telephone Company, driving the third car, collided with the rear of Mrs. Poole's and Mr. Midhurst, of 178, "Nathan Road; struck the rear of Mr.

Skinner's car..

The bumpers and mudguards of the three cars were damaged, but no person was injured.

EXPULSION ORDER

Wong-Kwan, 22, was ordered to ha expelled from the Colony as a destitute by Mr. T. J. Houston this morning for stealing a ladies' overcoat fromNo. 4, Fort Street, the property of Mrs. Ep4 stein.

Defendant was given a dollar from the 'poor box" to help him on leav- ing the Colóny.

Sergeant Pockson prosecuted,