1940-07-22 — Page 2

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 22, 1940.

OVER 1,800 A MONTH IN BRITAIN

PLANES LAVAL AS

Now Outpacing German Production Rate

EASTBOURNE

GREAT SHORTAGES CHILDREN IN FRANCE

Something of the havoc wrought in France by the German invasion was re-| vealed by M. Pietri, French Minister of Com- munications, broadcast- ing from Vichy last night.

He said over 700 railway bridges were destroyed while roads, canals, rivers, posts and. telegraphs and telephones were affected, resulting in lack of news and precarious transport of food.

There were great shortages of petrol, coals, lubricating oil and all kinds of material, and he ap- pealed to all Frenchmen to help Icpair the damage. - Reuter.

BEATEN TO DEATH

EVACUATED

Five special trains took 2,700 children from Eastbourne yes- terday under the voluntary evacuation scheme. The children represented half the juvenile population of the town, and they will be distributed in six towns in Essex and Hertfordshire.

-Reuter,

A STUPID CRIME

Before Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this morning, Lee Yee, 22, was sentenced to one month's

But There Is Still A Long Way To Go

BRITISH AIRCRAFT PRODUCTION NOW EXCEEDS THE RATE OF 1,800 MACHINES A MONTH PRODUCED BY GERMANY, AC- CORDING TO THE “SUNDAY TIMES"! AIR CORRESPONDENT.

In a review of the air situation the cor- respondent says that although Germany's first line air strength, estimated at 18,000

FRANCE'S

CHIEF CENSOR

M. Pierre Laval has taken over the con- trol of censorship in France.

"Le Jour-Echo de Paris" welcomes the appointment and says he will be able to curb the zeal of "white- washing" news- papers.

Writing in "Oeuvre," Marcel Deat severely criticises the way in which the truth was hidden from France and adds the hour of truth has arrived. Reuter.

machines, is still ahead of the British, there FREEDOM

are reasonable grounds for believing she

lacks trained crews for the machines built. OF OPINION

German first line strength, de- clares the correspondent, includes about 3,000

troop-carriers each capable of carrying some 20 men! over a short distance.

Ratio of German bumbers te German fighters is about equal.

The German production rate

SWIMMING

CLUB THEFT REITERATED

Ko Hung, 17, was charged be-

morning, with stealing a wrist

The Cabinet yesterday

of 1,800 a month does not repre- fore Mr. H. G. Sheldon, K.C., this approved the decision of sent the peak obtainable.

into production in Poland

walking out, the watchman stop-

watch and $10 from the China the Minister of Informa- hard labour, for fraudulent con- New factories are now coming Athletic Association swimming tion that the present sys- version of 3 maces of gold.

ang pavilion at North Point yesterday. tem of voluntary censor- Det.-Sgt. V. Morrison said, de-may even be established in He was seen by the watchunan fendant was employed as a foki France, but against this must be to open a rattan basket and take ship in England shall con- A 31-year-old Chinese, Chan at the Wo Hing Goldsmith shop set the tremendous damage done out a handkerchief. As he was tinue, announces an offi- Toi, was found dead outside No. and was given a piece of gold by the R.A.F, which is interfering 226, Cheungshawan Road, last to make an appendage. From with production in the West. night. Two shop fokis in the time to time, the proprietor asked same vicinity have been detained for the appendage, and in connection with the case, It dant failed to produce it. Later is alleged that the man was bru-ihe admitted that he sold the When the longer nights enable.

cover gold for $40 and spent the money.longer flights under

darkness more distant objective: in eastern Germany and norther Italy will probably suffer regulai disturbance, thus materially ducing output.

tally assaulted.

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The correspondent points ou that crews cannot be producer.

ped him, whereupon he threw cial statement in London away the handkerchief, contain- yesterday. ing the watch and money, and started to run. He was arrested after a long chase.

Defendant was remanded one week for consideration

sentence.

FINLAND'S CASUALTIES

The statement says that Mr. Duff-Cooper, announcing the de- for Cision to the Press Advisory Com- of mittee, emphasised he had never had any intention of interfering with the free expression of opin- ion.

He said there was a more than adequate staff for the scrutiny. of the Press and he proposed that responsibility for prosecution. for as fast as planes and many Ger- Finnish losses in the war with the publication of information man machines which escape in Russia, according to a Finnish useful to the enemy would

rest

a damaged condition take, home statement, totalled nearly 67,000 with the Ministry of Information dead rear gunners, thus increas-men, of whom 21,876 were killed instead of the service department ing the shortage of trained or missing.

concerned, as hitherto.-Reuter.

crews.

Nevertheless the Germans en- deavour to put straight into new squadrons as many as possible of their new planes with crews very little flying experience,

This policy is based on the ider of giving lightning strokes of tre- mendous weight.

CHINA'S

PROGRESS IN SZECHUAN

Dangerous Assumption THE SUM OF $300,000,000 has been invested by The correspondent declares the the Chinese National Government in private indus- assumption that Germany has not trial enterprises in Szechuen province during the

yet flung her big air offensive}

against Britain because she is past three years, according to a survey of the pro- either not capable of doing so or ductive powers of Szechuen issued officially in

not willing, is nothing less than dangerous.

Germany has consolidated · her

Chungking yesterday.

The attacks will come whan A survey of China's ability to meet the require- present position and will sock ments of the war finds that China faces no lack of to wear down our defences by sources of industrial power since the Szechuen coal their persistence and continuity.

Regarding the quality of Bri- reserves are estimated at 900,000,000 tons, and water tish production, the correspondent

says without question our planes power to the possible extent of 20,000,000 horse- are completely superior as aght-power may be developed along the many and ing machines.-Reuter,

LAUNDRYMAN SENT

TO PRISON

rapid inland streams.

A marked improvement in the It is believed that the proper financial facilities of the pro-utilisation of feminine labour will vince 'was visible during the alleviate the problem.

of

course of the past three years during which 250 branches of governmental banks were esta- Llished all over the province.

The progress of production of Miss Gosano, of Homuntin Hill,many industrial items, especially

the stimulation Mrs. Powell, of Fa Yuen Street, textiles, and and an Indian constable of the the growth Naval Dockyard, 'accused alpointed out. aundryman, Tsui Tim, 22, before The difficulties inherent in the Mr. E. Himsworth at Kowloon current, situation are considered this morning of the theft of briefly by the survey.. sheets and clothing.

Pleading guilty, to the charges, Tsol Tim was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour. The pro- perty-which-niceused lind--pawn- ed._was_ordered to be returned to the owners.

of cotton, is also

lovel

The low educational of the province is also .con=”. sidered a factor Holding' back progress, and it is recom” mended that every stress quickly be laid on the po- pularisation of the minimum essential education among the people,

The iron reserve of the pro- vince totals only 65,000,000 tons but it is important to note that this reserva has not yet been ex- ploited-Reuter.

It is pointed out that "population Is Szechuch's some 60,000,000-and; there÷ In a great drain on manpow- _ec.at present for communica- tions projects and service in the army.

REFUGEES, NO HELP Refugees proceeding to Szechuen

RODERICK RETAINS. WELTERWEIGHT TITLE

Ernte Roderick retained

the

Accused, formerly employed by n laundry in Haiphong Road, left the firm about a month ago, do not help the labour problem, it British welterweight champion- but continued to collect sheets and is stated, since they are mostly ship on July 18, beating Norman clothings on behalf of the laun-from the middle class and cannot]Snow on points in a bout of 13

do manual work.

rounds.—Router.