1940-07-18 — Page 16

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 18, 1940

Isolation Plank Out Of Democratic Platform

GERMANY SHAKEN BY R.A.F.

THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY'S platform, an-

nounced in Chicago this morning, declares that the MOLLER LINE

American people are determined that the war raging in Europe, Asia and Africa shall not come to America.

DENIAL

(Special to "China 'Mal")

"We will not participate in foreign wars; we won't send an army, the navy or an air force, to fight

THE MOLLER LINE CATE- in foreign lands except in case of an attack.

GORICALLY DENIES A REPORT FROM A JAPANESE SOURCE "We denounce and will do our ALLEGING THAT "We must be so strong that no

THE COM- IS MOVING ALL ITS possible combination of Powers utmost to destroy the treasonable PANY

of The ex-activities

disguised anti- LARGER COASTAL VESSELS would dare attack us.

and nations gives democratic

un-American TO HONG KONG. perlence of other

The company also According to reports re-warning of the total defence ne-agents. .

self-defence and good the ships will be transferred to ceived from the Dutch cessary to repel attack and that

partial defence is no defence.

conscience, the world's greatest the British Government, pointing democracy cannot afford heart out that all locally registered lessly and in a spirit of appease-] British vessels have been work- ment to ignore

charter for the peace-loving ing on a time

Government by British

for a con- peoples wantonly attacked ruthless aggressors.

siderable time, the arrangement] "We pledge ourselves to extend being similar to that introduced to these peoples all material aid in 1917.-Havas.

frontier areas by the Anep Agency, a deep impression has been created among the inhabitants of West- ern Germany by the R.A.F. bombings, the ef- fect of which are clearly visible on the Dutch side of the frontier.

The Germans are reported to be endeavouring to hide the re- sults of the bombings from the Dutch people and recently haveļ forbidden visits after dark to the view hills near Arrhem with a into Germany.

Another indication of the dis- location caused by the raids is the serious disorganisation of rail and road traffic between Germany and the Netherlands.

Trains bound for Germany! have returned to their starting point because the rail tracks:

and marshalling yards have been broken up.

Alternative lines were used but] shortly after the first trains left] the new point of departure they were thoroughly bombed, indicat- ing that the R.A.F. is well-in- formed as well as accurate. Reuter.

FORGERY CHARGE 'Convicted of forging a letter and' demanding $15 from Chan Sai-pún at No. 3, Lion Rock Road, Kowloon City, on June 23, Mak Chi was sentenced to nine months' .hard labour by the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Criminal Sessions this morning.

CHICAGO ON AID TO BRITAIN

A platform commit-

teeman

at Chicago

said that Senator Pepper's supporters were outvoted by four to one in trying to commit the party to give full aid to Britain short of war and denounce any tempt at appeasing the dictators.

to

at-

The commiteeman said that much of the objection arose from the fact that Senator Pepper's proposals re- quired too specific. pledges like guaran- teeing to defend the French.-Reuter.

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FOR

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and then try them on.

at our command, consistent with law and not inconsistent with the interests of our own

self-defence, all to the end

national that

denies that

FOOD FOR FRANCE

Thanks to a gift of $100,000 from

peace and international good faith the American Red Cross, it

was

NATURAL

. as near to Nature-i 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.

OPTICIAN

STOP PRESS

may yet emerge triumphant." announced in Geneva yesterday The possibility of a Five-Power The plantform is a 4,000-word that two trains loaded with food-conference on the Far East is sug- document and the

particularly subsequent stuffs,

milk, left gested by Vernon Bartlett, noted for non-oc-political yesterday

commentator, In the

pages are devoted mainly to doin-Geneva estic policies and defence of the cupied France and another for News Chronicle." New Deal.-Reuter.

occupied France.-Reuter.

TOKYO'S MAYOR GETS SALARY SLICED

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

He says that Mr. Cordell Hull's declaration might show the way to amore courageous and more dig. nified treatment of the problem.

Mr. Hull is in a position to know how difficult it would be for the British, to, defend the Burma Road by force and unaided.

A diplomatic possibility is a conference of the most interested Powers-Britain, America, Soviet Russia and the two helligerents.

The Japanese are also aware of the British difficulties and there is every reason to expect that the new Government. in Tokyo will be even more Insistent in its

THE TOKYO LOCAL City Council has decided claims than its predecessor, but It to cut by 1,000 yen the annual salary of its Mayor, also knows that it is in no post- whose salary is thus lowered to 22,000 yen from ton to gain much from an

Itension of the conflict.

ex-

It knows it cannot defeat-China

[the Western Powers, and that the

23,000 yen.

The Mayor's pay remains more than twice that unless it can obtain supplies from of the Prime Minister, who gets about 9,600 yen an-Chinese are emphatic that they nually and more than three times that of the Cabinet will not leave any part of China

in Japanese possession. Ministers, who received about 6,800 yen a year.,

The three deputy Mayors of Tokyo will receive Y.14,000 a [year.

"

Meanwhile, present plans call for the low-salaried Japanese Government officials to-get-in- creases in September to meet the high cost of living.

The increases will be deter- mined Individually and will vary between Y.5 and Y.10 for men receiving no more than Y.100 a month.

',

It is reported that the authori- les have also begun work on a system under which the salaries of workers in private concerns will be adjusted to "proper war- time levels."-Havas..

AMERICANS

IN SHANGHAI

UNRUFFLED

(Special to "China Mail"}

CONSEQUENCE. IT CANNOT

Therefore, discussioną.. between |America, Britain' and Soylet Rus- cla-who all want to see an Inds- pendant China-might succeed in finding a settlement to enable the Japanese to withdraw without a loss of face and with some con- cessions to which Chiang Kai- thek could agree.-Reuter.

President Roosevelt has been nominated to stand

"THE DEPORTATION ORDER for a third term by the MAY BE DISMISSED AS OF NO Democratic convention at AND WILL NOT BE CARRIED Chicago, after acceptance OUT," READS A "STATEMENT of the Democratic plat- OF POLICY PUBLISHED ON form. Reuter. THE FRONT PAGE OF THE "SHANGHAI EVENING POST AND MERCURY" AND SIGNED JOINTLY BY, C, V. STARR, PRE- [SIDENT OF THE POST-MER- CURY CO., AND RANDALL GOULD, EDITOR OF THE One month's hard labour was "SHANGHAI EVENING POST imposed this morning at Kowloon AND MERCURY" AND "TA MEI on Ho Kwok-wah 32, for assault- PAO.”

WAITED TWO WEEKS

ing his wife, Leung Kun-yu, 28, at The Nanking Government has; No. 20, Ashley Road yesterday. issued deportation orders against

Admitting that he was bound them both!

ago for

of

over only two weeks

After asserting that they are stealing clothing from his wife's American subjects, residing in master, Ho was given an addi-China under the protection tional month for the breach of American, law, the statement the bond.

says that the papers controlled by Accused was also recommend-them are sympathetic to the only ed for expulsion.

recognised Chinese Government, At 3.30 p.m. yesterday, accused and representing the upinion went to his wife's place of em-most Americans, ployment and struck her in the The statement concluides that eye when she refused to give him "we shall go on, uninfluenced by either fear or favour," and affirms their determination to give full publicity to every reasonable viewpoint.-Havas.

money,

CHUNGKING AIR MAILS CONTINUING

The air-mall and passenger ser- vice between Chungking and

BARBER'S ALLEGED SIDELINE

of

The following are the with-. drawals from the various. divisions of the Lawn Tennis League: "A" Division, Hong.' Kong Cricket Club; "B" Divi- sion, Hong Kong Cricket Club; "D" Division, Central British Association; Mixed Doubles, Hong Kong Cricket Club and United, Services R.C.

KUNMING SLUMP

Business is at a standstill.

LTD. Chungking-bound machine. Leaves He was accused of having ob-control.

WILLIAM POWELL, LTD.

10, ICE HOUSE STREET.

In future our store will close at 5 p.m.

Hanol-and-Chungking_and_Ran- goon is continuing.

By profession, 32-year-old Lau Kunming owing to the situation The Chungking post office an- On was a barber, but he was alsojin Indo-China. nounces that a plane leaves engaged in spiritualism as a side- Authoritative French quarters Chungking for Rangoon every line it was alleged at the Kow-deny reports that the situation in Sunday via Kunming, while the loon Magistracy this morning the French-Colony is not under Rangoon every Monday,

tained $800, at different times Passenger and mail traffic be- The aeroplane "for Hanol leaves between March 13 and March 18, tween Hanoi and Kunming is every Monday morning, returning from Leung Wah-hol, 32, by normal.-Reuter.

couldap-| the same afternoon.-Reuter, pretending that he

pease a spirit on behalf of the A-dog owned by Mr. R: M: woman. “ Lawrence, of No. 101, Waterloo The case was adjourned for Road, was removed to Mataukok week by Mr. E. Himsworth. for observation, after biting a Mr. L D'Almada, senior,* Įdelivery.coollo“ yesterday.

representing accused.

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