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THE CHINA MAIL; JULY 4, 1940

BLOCKADE OF SPAIN? Close Watch On Importation Of Petrol No Precipitate Action To Be Taken

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

London, To-day.

BRITISH POLITICAL CIRCLES assert that contrary to previous rumours there is no question of im- posing a rigorous blockade against Spain. However, Spanish oil imports, which exceed normal imports, are being closely watched and severe restrictions may be imposed in future.

Observers

are of opinion that

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blockade might be clamped down ARMY AND

around the coast of Spain if Spain

changes ber

attitude towards the

European war. On the other hand, OFFERS TO

be

from Britain's viewpoint, the value of Spanish mercury exports may considered sufficient reason to post- pone the blockade as long as possible.

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British observers point out that Spain herself can look only with heavy heart on the possibility of blockade because of her food supply difficulties.

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French coast attack on Gi-

Some uncasiness was caused In London by reports that Germany might exert pressure on Spain in order to secure right of passage for her troops along the through Spain for an braltar. They stressed the factor that about and 60,000 Germans live in Spain Berlin encourages the idea of unifica- tion of the Iberian Peninsula by the elimination of Portugal and Gibraltar as separate entities.-Havas.

RELATIVE SENT TO PRISON

SERVE

During the last few weeks, a nuni-* ber of applications for Commissions and for employment in the Civilian Staff of the Military Forces have been received,

Though these offers are appreciated, says an official statement from Com- mand H.Q., it is not possible to pro- vide employment for such applicants.

Commissions are granted only through the ranks of the Regular Army and Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps

the on

recommendation of Commanding Officers.

The Civilian establishment is small and there are no vacancies.

The only cases in which service in the ranks of the Regular or Volunteer Forces is not an essential preliminary to the grant of a commission are those

of civilians who, being for one reason,

"The Three Bares"

REDCROSS CITY

THOUSANDS OF REFUGEES SUFFER?

ED REED

"We can't be funny to-day for thinking of the babies and chil- dren suffering in war torn Europe-help them by contributing to the Red Cross!"

OPERATIONS IN AFRICA: BRITISH

INITIATIVE

Nairobi, To-day.

AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT says it was @ quiet day yesterday for the ground forces on all fronts.

or another exempt from compulsory Our aircraft again attacked Italian defences at

service, have undertaken voluntary military training with regular units in their spare time with a view to being Charged with stealing $908 from called up on an emergency arising in Li Kau, 42, widow, of Yen Chow the Colony,

or who have been ear-

Street yesterday, Tse Hin, 24, was marked for the few appointments ibis morning sentenced to three which do not require preliminary months' hard labour by Mr. Q. A. A. Military Training. Macfadyen at Kowloon.

Accused and Li Kau were relations, Living in the same house.

Early yesterday morning accused stole the money from a suitcase but was arrested on the Wharf before his departure for Macao in the afternoon.

BURGLAR INJURED

IN FLIGHT

Moyale, directly hitting more gun positions, bombing and machine-gunning machine-gun posts and also machine-gunning reinforcements sheltering in a ravine.

An explosion suggests an ammuni- Gentlemen in these categories have tion dump was destroyed. been registered in the Army Officers' It is now clear that the concurrent Emergency Reserve and have been in-air attack did much to break down.

ROOSEVELT

formed which appointment they will the enemy advance in their first at- FAVOURED

fill should need arise.

BRITISH BOMBER MAKES LONGEST WAR FLIGHT

tack on Monday after their artillery had fred 350 shells into the British post-Reuter.

FOR THIRD TERM

Metemma Attack

London, To-day.

MR. PAUL MCNUTT, IN A FORMAL With reference to the Ita-

STATEMENT RECENTLY, CAST Sentence of six months' hard la- stop flight of a British

The recent two-thousand miles non-lian communique it is learn-

Wellington

AND CALLED bour was imposed by Mr. H. G. Shel-bomber, from Scotland to Narvik and ed in authoritative quarters THE PRESIDENCY don, K.C., this morning, on Tam Fuk, back, is the longest

active service in London that the facts of ON THE NATION TO FORGET TRA- 32, for burglary at No. 10, Stewart flight ever made.

DITION AND "DRAFT" PRESIDENT the attack at Metemma- are ROOSEVELT FOR A THIRD TERM. Had it flown in a direct line from

Road on June 24.

Det.-Sergeant Bentley said defendant hhad been in hospital since his arrest. He jumped from the first floor veran dab of Stewart Road into the street and received injuries to his ankle when an alarm, was raised.

TRAFFIC ACCIDENT

...

Cheung A 61-year-old Chinese, Shing-yee, was treated at the Kow Foon Hospital for injuries to the head and legs received when he was knocked down in Nathan Road, by a motor car driven by Mr. L. Jordon, of No. 86, Jubilee Building, yesterday.

FRACTURED SPINE

Leung Cheong, coal coolie, has been admitted to Kowloon Hospital with a Fractured spine. Ho fell from a height while working on board a ship in the Harbour yesterday,

west to east. the aircraft would have as follows. reached a point near Kazan in central Asia, beyond Nijni Novgorod (Gorki).

A force amounting to about a com- Flying westwards, the Wellington pany, with some irregulars, attacked would have reached Botwood, Newan Italian force of about a battalion. foundland, in one hop

This "record" flight is only one of a number of long distance reconnais- sance flights made by R.A.F. aircraft far up into the Arctic circle. All have been carried out with standard Ser- vice Aircraft, under ordinary active service conditions, with full ammuni- tion loads and crews.

LORRY SKID MISHAP

LI Kam-wah has reported that while driving lorry No. 6041 along Reclamation. Street yesterday, the vehicle skidded and knocked down Chan Chu-man, who, received injuries to his right foot.

ASIDE HIS OWN CANDIDACY FOR

"In his leadership lies the best hope "It is of peace," Mr. McNutt added. my sincere wish that he accept the nomination."

Mr. McNutt's statement was endors- Our casualties were one killed, 10 ed by many leading Democratic poli- wounded and no machine-guns lost. ticians, and is considered to have mat- Italian losses, which were about 'erially advanced the likelihood of Pre- three times this number, included threo (sident Roosevelt's nomination:

Italian officers.

Reuter.

Cairo Cómmunique

Cairo, To-day.

Mr. Roosevelt is known to have a majority of the Democratic delegates to the Democratic Party National Con- vention pledged to him, and probably will be chosen by acclamation.' It is A war communique issued by Bri- also freely predicted that he will ac- tish G.H.Q. states that in the Western cept. Desert, Sidi Barrani and Mersa It is thought that his re-election Matruh were again bombed but there would be a virtual certainty. no casualties and damage was (Mr: McNutt was one the lead-; negligible.

ing Democratic candidates for the Pre- sidency.)

In Somaliland, the frontier posts at Bostontimo near Suramo, held by Italian regulars, were engaged by de- tachments of the Camel Corps and consisted of one Somali, who casualties were inflicted. Our losses killed.-Reuter.

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