1940-06-27 — Page 4

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 27, 1940 ·

SPECTRE OF FAMINE HANGS OVER EUROPE "Most Disastrous In History"--Mr. Hoover

Brussels Stocks Running Low

PHILADELPHIA, TO-DAY.

"THE SPECTRE OF THE MOST DISASTROUS FAMINE IN HISTORY IS HANGING OVER EUROPE," DECLARED EX-PRESIDENT HER- BERT HOOVER AT A PRESS CONFERENCE HERE YESTERDAY.

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He said: "If the war continues for many months the problem of feeding Europe's millions will be unparalleled in the history of human suffer- ing."

Mr. Hoover predicted Brussels would be without food within 30 to 60 days unless assistance was forthcoming.

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FIVE YEAR SENTENCE IN DUBLIN

Dublin, To-day. Stephen Carroll Held was sen- five years' tenced yesterday to penal servitude by the special criminal court on charges of aid- Ing an unknown person to at- tempt to obtain information like- ly to be prejudicial to the safety of the State.

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Held was acquitted of conspir- racy to

the functions of government by maintaining an armed force and obtaining on be-

of half of that force the $20,000.-Reuter.

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WAR MEMORIES

He recalled it took $25,000,000 OF 25 YEARS AGO

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month to feed Belgium during the last war. Reuter.

He had communicated with the tion. British, German and Belgian Govern- ments seeking permission for sort of third party intervention feed the starving because private charity would not handle the situa-

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Germany's Gains And Losses

London, To-day. It must be several weeks before Germany's economic gains and losses resulting from the capitulation of France can be properly estim- ated.

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Germany has gained some stocks of oil in northern France, although part of these stocks were destroyed in the first five weeks of the great battle. There is no doubt, however, that a into good deal of petrol has fallen German hands.

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Some of this will have kept in France in order to maintain the essential services,

Most of the coal mines in northern France are reported to be flooded.

Famine Threat

All the available evidence supports the view that famine will overtake Germany and the occupied territories within the next few months. The Czechoslovakian harvest is very bad and there has been considerable slaughtering of live-stock in all the occupied territories.

There is no doubt that Germany develop in will allow suffering to the occupied territories long before the pinch is felt in Germany itself.- Reuter.

TWO-YEAR SENTENCE

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Charged before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C. and Mr. T. J. Houston this morn- ing, Lo Kau, 41, unemployed, sentenced to two years' hard labour Ki-shum, for stealing $3 from Lau shop master, in Wing Lok Street yes- terday.

Defendant said that he was com- pelled to steal because of poverty.

Inspector Tuckett said that defen- dant extracted the money from com- plainant's upper jacket pocket. had nine previous convictions similar offences,

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FRACTURED SKULL Cheng Kwok-chu, of No. 360, Shanghai Street, was yesterday ad- mitted to the Kowloon Hospital with a fractured skull, after falling from height at his address, He died shortly after admission.

(From the "China Mail" files). June 27, 1915.

A U-boat has been sunk near Bor- kum; it disappeared below the waves after a terrific explosion. The com- mander and two of the crew, who were in the conning tower, were saved; the rest of the submarine's company perished.

Petrograd:-The enemy has brought up great forces on the fighting line on the left bank of the Vistula between Ozarjo and Zavichost.

LIBYAN BORDER OPERATIONS

Cairo, To-day.

An “unofficial" statement issued by General Headquar- ters says patrol activity con- tinued on the Libyan front in the coast sector towards Sidi Azeiz and Bardia and in the south as far as the Oasis of Jarabub.

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Our patrols advanced from Jarabub direction along in a north-westerly Masrab el Gebel which is a track leading towards the coast region. It is now confirmed that during the bombing of Mersa Matruh on Sunday there were no British casualties al- though the Egyptian Army lost three killed and 18 wounded.

A bomb fell within six feet of a concrete shelter without doing any damage or affecting the occupants

The Libyan natives are reluctant to fight for their Italian masters and it is noted that many mobilised natives refuse point blank to wear the Italian uniform.-Reuter.

WEATHER REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports that pressure is now highest over the Paci- fic to the east of the Bonins, and is London: The progress of the Rus-relatively low ovef China and Man- sians and their ability to continue hit-churía.

Depressions remain over Indo-China ting back at pursuing forces will be closely watched in the coming days, and in the vicinity of south Luzon.

appears to be to The German plan

southern central and separate the. Russian armies and deal the Russians paper "Vorwaerts" has been suppress- ed for publishing an article advocat- a smashing defeat.

The leading German Socialist news- | ing peace.

OFF THE RECORD

By Ed Reed

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