1940-07-12 — Page 16

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THIRD TERM PRESIDENT?

Mr. Harold Ickes, U.S. Secretary of In- terior, announced in Washington last

night he had not the slightest doubt Presi- dent Roosevelt would run for a third term of office.-Reuter.

N.Y. POLICE GET BOMB JITTERS

New York Police Com-

"THE CHINA, MALEG

80,000 EVACUATE FROM ALEXANDRIA Day And Night

82 NAVAL

Reconnaissance UNITS FOR

By Italians

CANADA

The building of 82 ships for the

Some 80,000 people hitherto have evacuated Royal Canadian Navy is proceed- at sixteen shipyards .in from Alexandria where since Sunday enemy airing

Canada,

are part of the craft have been carrying out reconnaissances day The vessels

£10,000,000 two-year programme and night..........

to construct 100 ships.

While it can be said that three general types of vessels are be

no

are

ing built, their classification and

The Governor has issued a notice that siren. warnings be given when enemy aircraft at a high altitude far outside the danger area, dates of commissioning must re- even though anti-aircraft batteries are in action.

EVACUEES REACH

missioner Valentine yes- SHANGHAI

cable.

main a secret. Using Empire ma- terial throughout, workers are

A recent Ministerial decree ax-making strenuous efforts to com- ed certain localities in Alexandria plete the ships in record time.-

British Wireless. as danger zones, where tenants terminate immediately contracts with landlords if they desire evacuate.

to

Consideration is being given to declaring the whole city danger zone.

а

Voluntary evacuation has been accelerated by each raid

when

been

and

furniture familles

terday revealed that a,

A large number of refugees the railway station - has number of bombs were

in Shanghai yesterday crowded, extra trains run arrived found in Philadelphia last from Hong Kong, according to a carts piled high with month while the Republi- Reuter ca the arrivals were Chin- accompanied Egyptian

slowly wending their way from can Convention was injese, but a number of British the city into the country-Reu- session.

women and children from Hong ter.. Kong were among them.

It was stated in another police quarter that seven bombs were found, some under construction,į in a meeting hall frequented by Communists.

FRENCH CURRENCY WARNING

(Special to "China Mail")

ULSTER TO PURSUE WAR

POLICY

Commissioner Valentine stat. ed the bomb outrage in the British Pavilion at the World's The special measures announc- Fair recently was "just the ed in London on June 22 to en- beginning."

Jable holders of French banknotes sterling, them for He foresaw the possibility of to exchange further bombings in New York will soon be annulled. After July due "to representatives of the bel-18, facilities will be accorded only ligerent nations that are here."-to persons with bank deposits in Lord Craigavon, Pre francs. They will be allowed to

These inier of Northern Ireland, purchase £10 a week. facilities will not apply to de-issued a statement in Bel- posits held by business firms.

fast yesterday supple- Havas.

menting that made in Parliament in which he states:

Reuter.

The attache to the Gover- nor of Pennsylvania stated yesterday that one of the bombs found in Philadelphia was intended for the Gover- nor and had been so inscrib- ed.

He disclosed the Philadel- phia bombs were of similar construction

and

portions of the bomb found the after the explosion in

Pavilion in the British World's Fair at New York.-

Reuter. timing to

"AERTEX"

"Elre's security can best be as- one step that ☐☐☐sured by taking

could make military co-operation effective abandonment of neu- trality and a declaration of full association with Britain and the Empire in waging war.

A new stock of

"STELLATEX”

(made by Cooper & Roe) JOCKEY SHORTS, TRUNKS

SINGLETS

"Ulster has no, Intention of abandoning its war. effort and seeking an illusory refuge in neutrality.

"It is not acting selfishly but in the highest interests of Eire and the United Kingdom, It will not be a party to exposing Britain's western flank to the enemy." Reuter.

"Stellatex" is the last THREE

word in Underwear con-

struction. It fits snugly,

is comfortable, porous and absorbent.

SPORTS SHIRTS in self colours and gay checks, ready-to-wear. We have imported “Aertex” cloths in White and a doz-

en neat fancy shades from which we make Shirts and

Underwear to order. They are suitable for Office or Sports Wear.

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10, Ice House Street

CLIPPERS

H.K.-BOUND

Three Clippers are to-day flying toward Hong Kong, the severe typhoon east of Manila having abated.

The China Clipper arrives in Manila to-day but will not con- tinue on to Hong Kong as it is necessary for her, to return im- mediately to San Francisco in pre- paration for future schedules. Mail, passengers, and air-express aboard, the China Clipper will ar- rive in Hong Kong Sunday on the Philippine Clipper.

was

All airmall which had accumu- lated in Hong Kong since the de- parture of the last Clipper forwarded to Manila on the Pre- sident Taft where it will connect with the China Clipper which leaves Manila July 12:

The next Clipper departing from Hong Kong for Manila.and, San Francisco will be the Philippine Clipper leaving here on July 15...

The Honolulu Clipper will be close behind arriving in Hong Kong on July 16 and departing on July 17:

The profix: Special to telegramın, is used by the "Sunday Herald", and "China Mai!?! Tindicate news which is strictly copyright under the provi- slons of "the Telecommunications Or dinance, 1930, and may not be re- printed under any circumstances, either wholly or in part, without prior Arrangement,

NATURAL

as near to Nature as is desirable are Sir. William Crookes' lenses.

Something to offset the harmful glare is necessary but you don't have to have the whole landscape darkened like a rainy day to do that.

-Wear Crookes and know what real eye- comfort means.

PHOPTICIANESI

STOP PRESS

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