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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 17, 1940 ...

JITTERY OVER

DANGER OF INVASION

MORE TALK IS HEARD about the war in

one day in Dublin than in a week in London, OLD

telegraphs Reuter's special correspondent in Ireland.

Every phase and every possibility is de- bated, and the absence of that calm assur- ance which is to be found in Britain is strik- ing.

ENGLAND SPEAKS

The Gothenburg (Swe-

broadcasting offices are

The great majority of the people of Ire. den) Bothandel says land are hoping and praying for a British vic- often used in the devil's tory.

Eire is determined to resist any invader, and Germany - is

uppermost in the mind when in- BRITISH

vasion is spoken of

There has been a spontaneous movement throughout the coun- try to join the Local defencel forces which watch the coasts

MONEY

and patrol roads for parachutists.} IN FRANCE

In lone little village near Limerick, on hearing a rumour

name but there are excep- tions.

+

"My God, how refreshing to lis tente-Mr. Churchill's cultivated |English voice. Nothing strained or stilted here. Old England her- self speaks, the mistress of the

seas.

"One hears and sees the Atlan- tic_surf, Kent gardens, Oxford and Cambridge colleges, London's

that the Germans had landed The House of Lords yes-immensity.

In the north, the villagers cut

down trees and erected for-terday debate at length midable barricades across the the position of British road. They were only just! stopped from blowing up subjects with accounts in branches of British banks

a

of

·

bridge on the main road. Little is heard nowadays the I.R.A. Most of their leaders in France. are interned, and military circlés, These subjects had to leave while admitting they may have France in a hurry and were not considerable nuisance value, be-in a position to draw out any lieve their numbers are small. of their money.

No Co-operation

"No hysterics, only the fact that the war continues and will do so next year and the follow- ing.

"No use producing peace rum- ours for this man, Mr. Churchill is not only learned but an edû- cated man of world knowledge.

"Understanding what the stakes are, he cannot be fright- ened by the poisoned arrows of the war of nerves.

The Chancellor said he realis- "It is no figure of speech to say ed these were very hard cases aght on till victory is won but a and very (difficult to handle. wise, conscientious statesman's Preparations for the country's Their hard position was really an considered opinion.". Reuter. defence are being pushed on as illustration of the fearful hard- rapidly as possible but there is ship Inflicted upon perfectly in- no sign of any co-operation with nocent people when a country the North or with Britain,

like France was overrun by the He did not think it The view held in Elre is that enemy.. she will not enter the war as the would be possible to solve price to be paid for unity. Unity problem unless it was decided to is regarded as a matter of justice tion for the purpose of

take some appropriate legal ac- which will in

any case come how the matter stood. eventually:

Overtures hitherto måde from the North are not taken seri- ously since they

propose that all constitutional

questions,' which include unity

the of country, should be shelved: until the end of the war. If Eire is reluctant to enter the war at the present stage, it is generally emphasised that Eire's fate is bound up with that of Britain, but the Irish view is

the

testing

"I could not accept that this

is the responsibility of

Majesty's Government. . It

AIR

NAZI FORCE'S

HANDICAP

cannot be said that the British Germany is facing a taxpayer ought to be respon-serious shortage of lubri-

sible for the most unhappy re-

sults due to the onrush of the cation oil necessary for invasion of Germany, over the her war machines, espe- continent of Europe."

cially aircraft, according The Only Remedy to a highly placed British that a neutral Ireland, united and Government control over banks Oil expert who arrived in enthusiastic in defence of its neu- did not mean that Government Ankara from Rumania trality, is more to the advantage' undertook all detailed banking

of Britain than

yesterday. belligerent business of the companies. a

oil

Industries (China) Ltd., Hongkong, Ireland weakened by internal meant merely that there were re- The expert said Germany divisions which might be easier Eulations to secure that there might have enough petrol for the prey to invasion.-Reuter.

should be no transactions which time being but lubrication might assist the enemy. Only was almost certainly weakest in effectual remedy was surely the her war supplies. remedy of defeating the Germans Before the war she imported and thus securing the fruits victory.-Reuter.

UP THE SPOUT

"Your name and college, Sle?”

“Digby, Sir, St. Marks2??

"I watched your, recent explolt It had a certain element

Mr. Digby

of daring."

"Yes,-Sir!

"But no element of originality.", "No, Sir."

"It will be necessary to send work- men up in the morning to remove the object — not without some danger. to life and limb,” "Yes, Sir:"

"From your appearance and your matinor Mr. Dljby, I assume that you aré orlebrating some event of great

Importance some outstanding

academic achievement no doubt." ** Yes, Sir!"

“H'm-- my advice, Sir, ie that you retire to bed immediately, having |--first-taken-a-long-draught-of-Rose's" Lime Juice. Its therapeutic effects may help you to face the wrath to come in the morning," “Thank you, Sir?" "And by the way-I notice you chose the long way up, Actually there is a shorter way. I remember in 'C8 or was it '89-'m, H'm, Good Digat."

“Good night, SirTM

CONSISTENCY NOT A NAZI STRONG POINT BARRIER TO

During the past day or

so, the German radio has

been spending a lot of

SOUTH COAST

TRIPPERS

of 90 per cent. of her requirements from Texas, Mexico, and, elsè- where across the Atlantic, and the British Navy now has entirely cut off these supplies.

Russia was sending her only small quantities. Rumania has not enough, lubricating oil, for. her own

requirements and is therefore unable to send Ger. many any.

The expert added that exam- ination of planes captured from the Germans showed she was al- ready experiencing lubricating oil difficulties, as the oll in the en- time trying to minimise IT WAS OFFICIALLY AN-gines had been found to be in the effects of the recent TERDAY THAT A

NOUNCED IN LONDON YES-sucir-a-poor state that the British FURTHER Air Force would never dream of R.A.F. raids on Germany PORTION OF THE RECENTLY using it.-Reuter. and praising the work of ESTABLISHED DEFENCE AREA

WHICH STRETCHES the German defences.

FROM RYE, IN SUSSEX, TO PORT- One broadcast took great pains LAND AND 20 MILES INLAND, to assure the German people that WILL BE BARRED TO HOLI the damage on industrial plants, DAYMAKERS AND PERSONS railway junctions and other ob-ENGAGED ON. ANY KIND OF jectives in no case brought about PLEASURE TRIP, ON serious disturbance.

AFTER JULY .19. - On the other hand, Д lateri The area includes, in addition, wages suffered by workers

the to damage to their plants!

AND

GIFTS TO

RED CROSS

broadcast dealt with the loss of the borough of Dorchester, FUND

due boroughs of Wareham, Weymouth

and Melcombe, the urban dis-A large number-of-gifts-from So far, it said, 90 per cent. has tricts of Swanage and Portland overseas featured the Mansion been refunded, but the new re-and the rural districts of Bland-House postbag in London yester- gulations provide that 75. per ford,' Dorchester, Wareham cent, will be refunded. This is Purbeck-Reuter.

and day for the Lord Mayor's Red Cross Fund which now totals because, refunds so far bave only

£2,301,000.

covered disturbances and inter- CALL TO AID ALLIES ruptions caused while workers) were on duty,

the

Gifts Included £4,238 from Be chuanaland Protectorate Wor A resolution denouncing the Fund, £1,500 from the people of The new regulations will cover brutality of Germany; and call-Ceylon (making interruptions caused by damage ing on all Americans to support £15,000) £100 each from

a total of so serious that the workers. can- the Allies was adopted unan-Bapco Club at Bahrein and Mrs. not be employed in repairing their mously in New York at a meet-R. M. Du Pont of South Rhodesia, plants. Workers need not only, Ing of the General Society, of £500 from Kobe British War tako on no other work, but can Colonial Wars, whose members Fund, £300 from British in stay at home for two weeks. After include descendants of many of the Yokohama, that period, they will gat ho.com-most famous

Uganda war chari families in the ties sent £600 for ambulances. pensation. Reuter.

Reuter.

United States.

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 17, 1940

Special Courts For War Offences; New Bill In Parliament

INTRODUCING THE EMERGENCY - PO- WERS DEFENCE (NUMBER TWO) BILL IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY, THE HOME SECRETARY AND MINISTER OF HOME SECURITY, SIR JOHN ANDERSON, SAID IT WAS THE GOVERNMENT'S OBJECT TO AVOID ESTABLISHING ANYTHING IN THE NATURE OF MILITARY COURTS.

Government wanted to establish special courts which would operate only where, owing| to military developments, the ordinary ma- chinery of justice could no longer meet or fully meet the requirements of the case.

They would operate only so long as the emergency continues.

regulation that in such a situa- tion of acute emergency the courts should be empowered 'tc impose the death penalty for looting.

"The sort of case we have in mind is where, after an attempt- ed invasion by sea or air, or possibly a severe air attack, a state of things prevails in which by defence regulation for drastic It was also proposed to provide part of the process of re-penalty, including the death_pen- establishing normal conditions, it alty, if necessary, for an

as

is

offence

as

necessary to have courts in known in military language operation which can deal with forcing a safeguard, namely, grave offences far more speedily forcing one's way past a military than would be possible under the post or overpowering a sentry. normal course of justice.

Circumstances might arise in "Suitable men of Judicial which it would be necessary to rank or qualified to exer- close certain roads or certain ciss high judicial office will be places to civilians,

and a grave selected and assigned to act as view must be taken of any at- presidents of special war zone tempt by anyone to disregard such restrictions and force his way past They will be empowered to deal a military guard.

courts.

with offences of all kinds but it

is contemplated that in practice they will only deal with the more serious offences which are of im-

BRITAIN'S SECRET WEAPON

The New York

"Post," published a despatch from its London correspondent yesterday on the air fight over Dover, of which he was an eye- witness.

In one of the most vivid accounts of war- fare yet seen, he con- cludes by referring to the coolness of the civilian population.

"This stoicism, or indifference, or cool courage, whatever it is, is Britain's secret weapon in this war,' he concludes.-Reu- ter.

Law Sufficient LULL JUST

Generally speaking, as

apart

portance from the military point from such special cases mention-

of view in any area declared to ed, it was believed that the exist-

be a

war zone.

Considerable Interruption

"It is proposed to provide for the elimination of the procedure of committal for trial in order to enable offenders to be brought immediately before special courts. These will be of a civilian char- acter, and the ordinary rules evidence will apply."

of

There was considerable inter. ruption by Mr. Leslie "Hore-Be- Iisha, and several Labour mem-

ing law, as already supplemented by the emergency legislation,| would be sufficient for dealing with all such offences.

The ordinary criminal Jaw

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