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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1940

This horse evidently did not like his rider's attire and showed his disapproval at the first hurdle. A striking action picture in the Dressing-Up-Race of the Puckeridge Gymkhana at Brent Pelham Hall(Copyright, Fox).

BRITAIN

TO PAY FRENCH NAVY MENE

The British Govern- ment have guaranteed the supplies and pay of French crews from war- ships in Alexandria and also their - return to France at the end of the war, says an official state- ment issued in Alexandria, yesterday on the demili- tarisation of the French warships.

This was how matters stood at present, added the statement, and It is hoped these conditions may continue..

In the Eastern Mediterranean the terrible events of which we all know". have been avoided and the best. hope is that

our

good relations in Alexandria may continue as before. Our only wish throughout has been to make sure that the Ita-.

not lians and Germans should

to possess French ships in order use them against the British.who are still fighting on to defeat Ger- many and Italy and to re-establish France.-Reuter.

BRITAIN

WILL HOLD

SWEDEN CRITICISES HITLER

FRENCH NAVAL DECISION

Broadcasting over the B.B.C. to Americans last night, Mr. Herbert Morri son, Minister of Supply, said: "Our confidence in our ability not merely to hold off the Nazi attack but ultimately to master

IN SPITE OF ENGLAND'S reasonable terms regard- it, is partly a measure of ing_the__surrender of the French fleet, the our confidence in Ameri- French Government chose to help the Axis, de-ca's readiness to add her clared the “Dagens-Nyheter” of Stockholm, in a great resources to our own for the destruction of leading article yesterday.

that which menaces her no less surely.

England was compelled to use force. It was not an action against France but against Germany and the decision was reached by united English opinion.

CHANNEL

ACT NOW ISLANDS

In response to numerous requests The South China Morning Post, Limited, invites sub- scription to

ASSIST A FUND TO.

DECISION CRITICISED

Influential quarters in America are reported to uphold this deci- sion for America realises the out- come of the war is of supreme, importance to her.

the In Chicago yesterday, "Daily News" says that to save its French ally, Britain had done all it could.

It had sent an

"We are inspired by the sight of

an America awake and prepar- ing.

"Against the material strength of the European continent or- ganised for aggression, there is only one sure industrial coun- to be ter-polse, and that is found in the capacity of Britain and the United States. "You and we must dovetail our resources and our methods.

"We in Britain believe in our power to stave off and beat back expeditionary the menace that hangs over us."

force, placed it under the French Reuter. command, thereby making it sub- ject to French errors. It had used

a strong portion of its air force

in the battle in France.

And when France, by her own mistakes, was broken, Britain of- fered to join her Empire with

GERMAN

SWEEPERS

Replying in the House France and continue the struggle ATTACKED

of Lords yesterday to cri- from the British Isles, the Domin- ticisms regarding the eva lonies. She even offered to re-

ions and French and British co-

Enemy shipping off the

BRITAIN'S WAR EFFORT cuation of the Channel lease France from the pledge not Danish coast was attacked

to make a separate peace if Islands, Sir John Simon, France turned over the fleet. the Lord Chancellor, said: "This lamentable and distress-

Craven Government The whole of the money subscribed will be

ing event was a totally isolated! France, or rather not France handed to The Government of Hong Kong for case due to the geographical posi- transmission to

THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT,

For the Purchase of Aeroplanes or such other Armaments as the British Government may decide.

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All donations will be acknowledged in the columns of The S. C. M. Post.

tion of the islands close to shores of France..:

the but the craven government form- ed in France's name, refused.:

of the

course

had

by Coastal Command air- craft yesterday, stated the Air Ministry News Service in London last night.

Two..large minesweepers were trying to clear part of the mine- In self-defence, deserted and held when the patrolling Hudson alone, what other

bombed the leading minesweeper. Britain but to act,

The explosion lifted the vessel's

Another Hudson followed up a

supply ship with machine-gun fire and the ship was seen settling down by the stern.`

It did not form any sort precedent for any part of United Kingdom, and Govern- By this action Britain has bows. ment had no intention of aban- greatly strengthened its position doning any fortifled position in in the minds and hearts of dive bombing attack on an enemy. any of the Dominions United Kingdom.

or

The Bailiffs of Jersey

the Americans.-Reuter,

and

Guernsey were continuing to U.S. BOND

carry on to the best of

their

power the civil administration

If

for which they arò responsible. by withdrawing from the islands the small gar-

freed from terrible, continu-

ISSUE

A few miles away a second ves- sel was also machine-gunned and smoke was seen rising from amid- ships. Reuter.

rison, these people were The United States Treasury is PRINCES MAKE NEW

CONTRIBUTIONS ous air bombardment, it would be issuing $650,000,000 worth of 24 a small compensation for the loss per cent. bonds to-day (Wednes-

day) when maturities and other The Nizam. of Hyderabad, says and distress. they felt at the tem details will be disclosed, says a Reuter despatch from Simla this

their porary separation from

Reuter from New York

morning, has contributed, a further: homes.

far "I trust the day is not

The issue will raise, the Fed- £30,000 for Imperial defence..

The Maharajah, of Travancore: distant when we may have among eral Debt to a new high level of our triumphs the supreme satis- $43,700,000,000, or within $1,300,- has contributed a sirallar sum to faction of seeing that these good 000,000 of the borrowing power the Viceroy's Fund for the pur- their available for non-military exchase of a minesweeping trawler people are returned to

'penses-Reuter.

for the Indian Navy.. homes."-Reuter.

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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 10, 1940

BRITAIN WARNED TO EXPECT NEW TAXATION POLICE

ROUND-UP OF

THE CHANCELLOR OF THE Exchequer, Sir UNDESIRABLES

Kingsley Wood, in the House of Commons a vote of credit of yesterday moved £1,000,000,000 for war expenditure. Sir Kingsley recalled that on March 13 the House approved a credit of £700,000,000. Over £575,000,000 of this sum had al- ready been expended.

For the last four weeks the average rate of expenditure: directly on the war equalled over

£7,500,000 daily of which £6,-! 500,000 was spent on the Navy, Army, and Air Force, the Minis-! try of Supply and on aircraft production.

The remainder was spent on other war service like shipping, food, home security, and so on. These figures, the Chancellor declared, are further proof of our fixed determination to achieve. victory.

towards the coast of the war must

EDUCATED IN

GOEBBELS'

SCHOOL

Once again the serious inaccuracy of Italian

The contribution from taxation High Command commu- be as high as possible and must niques has called forth soon be made. It was imperative comment in London.

we should keep before us the ne- cessity of a scund financial effort

With regard to the action "on! and be ready to make the neces-the Cyrenaica border," in which sary heavy financial sacrifice. the Italians yesterday claimed to The House unanimously agreed have destroyed at least fifty Bri- to the £1,000,000,000 credit and tish armoured and motorized units, went into secret session on econo-it is pointed out that this number mic, warfare.-Reuter.

Gap Widening

taxation

Further heavy

was foreshadowed by the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer when he moved a supplementary vote of £1,000,000,000 for war expendi-

ture.

in fact exceeded the total num- ber of British cars taking part in this action and that British losses: were only three or four cars.

The action had in fact been most successful for the British, and it is noticed in London that the Italian communique refrains from stating that the action

Italian territory.

tank

An attempt to round up all undesir- able characters in the Colony is being car- ried out by the Police Department.

Yesterday, Police par- fies under European officers visited several houses in Hollywood Road and took 15 Chinese into cus- tody. They were al- leged to be members of Triad Societies. Premises on mainland were raided.

CONDEMNED HOUSE

COLLAPSES

the also

HOW A HOUSE IN NGA TSIN WAN ROAD, KOWLOON CITY, SUDDENLY COLLAPSED AND took place sixty miles within PARTIALLY BURIED THREE He told the House that when

IP.W.D COOLIES WHO WERE Capture. of a British essential services and other neces

ABOUT TO DEMOLISH THE in yesterday's Italian BUILDING sary.services are added, Britain is claimed

ON JUNE 24. WAS faced with the prospect of spend-communique is untrue- DESCRIBED BEFORE MR. QA.A. ing £9,500,000 a day.

British Wireless.

MACFADYEN AT THE KOW- LOON MAGISTRACY THIS MORNING.

The gap between revenue and expenditure is widening. Further revenue from taxation must clear- ly be the highest available, cover; a wide range and be made soon.

Britain, he went on, must also

also

RATIONING PLANS FOR MARGARINE

The owner of the house, Ng Sin-tai, was summoned for failing to comply with an order issued by Particulars of the rationing of the P.W.D. to demolish the house strive to curtail all unnecessary margarine and cooking fats were on June 15, and the case was ad-

consumption. Britain must not

issued in London

yesterday.journed for a week. The Crown

person butter ounces

is

only not imperil her prosecution After July 22, each of the war but must also keep in mind the need for sound financial allowed 6 ounces of

margarine and two

Dripping animal lard. These were necessary not only yet rationed.-British Wireless. for the sound prosecution of the

measures.

war but also, at the end of it, to' PROF. ROBERTSON

⚫ ensure some prospect of decent

conditions for the people at the ROBBED end of it.-Reuter,

is intends to claim damages on be- or half of the coolies who were in- of jured and had to be sent to hos- not pital.

Mr. J. Dobson, representative] of the P.W.D. stated that a demoli- [tion order was issued, but the OF LITTLE owner failed to comply, compell- ing the P.W.D. to instruct work- Between 3 and 5 a.m. to-day, men to demolish the building..

Some 20 occupants of the build- Nothing To Be Spared some person entered the residence

of Professor Robertson, of No. 90, ing were ordered to vacate and These figures Sir Kingsley con- Bonham Road, and stole 50 cents the coolies went in to pull down tinued, provided real and tangible and some foreign coins the value the house, which was in a "dan-

gerous state." evidence of the great and rapid of which is unknown.

The building, in fact, suddenly! increase being made in the Bri- tish war effort and represented Mrs. Ching Kwok-hang, of No. collapsed and three coolies were They no mean achievement.

1, Shiu Fai Terrace, was robbed buried under the debris. It was impossible, the Chan- of a wrist watch in Queen's Road were rescued and detained in hos- cellor said, to forecast the future Central at about 9.45 p.m. yester-pital for some length of time, one

being still in hospital rate of expenditure but no effort day. would be spared in money or any other way until victory was achieved and every step would be taken to attain that object.

The vote now requested was for war purposes only but other large sums in respect of social and other services had to be added to obtain the total sum of

CHARGEMAN IN

COURT

national expenditure. The whole GEORGE PERCY CLARKE, of the Royal Naval

expenditure approached no less than 91⁄2 million pounds each; day and the gap between revenue and expenditure was widening.

Flow Of Savings

In conclusion, the Chancellor

Dockyard, was charged before Mr. H. G. Shel- don, K.C., this morning, with obtaining $25 by false pretences from a woman, Lam Wai-ching, at Wanchai on or about February 15 this year. said there must be a strict cur-to the charge.

Defendant. pleaded not guilty Mo Yeung, amah, said that she saw her mistress give $25 tailment of unnecessary con-

to defendant, when. he said hel sumption and a continuous flow The woman told the Court that

could obtain a job for her son at of savings by large and small she had known the defendant the Royal Naval Dockyard.. investors to the exchequer... for nearly a year, and that some Defendant, in evidence, said

It was imperative to maintain time in February, she asked him sound financial, methods and the to obtain work for her son. Ho

that as he could not find a job| country must be ready to make

son in the for complainant's suggested that her son should heavy financial sacrifices not only learn some English and become Dockyard, he offered to put him and in school to learn English for the purpose of waging the war an electrician. but also so that at the end Bri-

offered to pay the school fees till tain might emerge so financially. A few days later, defendant he found a fob for the boy.

He was remanded till to-mor- strong as to ensure a reasonable asked her to give him a sum of prospect of decent conditions and $25. as tea money for a Chinese row for further enquiries.. tolerable lives for her citizens.- foreman to get work for her son Det. Sergeant J. Bentley is in British Wireless,

in the Naval Dockyard:

charge of the care..

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