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THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 27, 1940

EVACUATION OF BRITISH CHILDREN

WWW President Outlines

AIR CONDITIONED THEATRE

TO-DAY ONLY •

DAILY AT 2.30, 5.10, 7.15 & 9.30 P.M.

Beware Crooks!

'Joe'll pinch you

...for parking!

BROWN BEWARE SPOOKS!

MARY CARLISLE

COLUMBIA PICTUR

Added Attraction-Just Received by Clipper "The King's Men" "Drums in the Desert"

MORROW:"A CHILD IS BORN"

FW NOWW

Administration's

Policy

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT declared at his press conference in Washington yesterday that the United States has a deep desire to do everything possible to help remove children from England, and he might eventually ask for reasonable assurance that re- fugee children could obtain a safe passage to America.

First step involved providing perhaps 10,000 children with passports, and the next step would be to ascertain what the British Government would be able to do about sending the children to the United States or perhaps Canada in British vessels.

to

President Roosevelt added that Washington yesterday unanim- a little later on the stage might pusly approved the bill permitting be reached when the United).he use of American vessels States would ask for reasonable carry European children from the assurances that if American ves-war zones.

TAKE ANY TRAM OF HAPPY VALLEY BUS, W sels went over to evacuate them The bill provid's that any ves-

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DAILY AT 2.30. 5.15, 7.20 & 9.30 P.M.

MATINEES:-20c. 30c. EVENINGS:-20c.. 30c. 50. 70c.

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STAR THEATRE

here would be no torpedoing. sel so used must ave a safe con- Asked to comment on the duct guaranteed by all the belli- legislation pending before Congerents.-Reuter.

gress to permit the use of

American ships, the President

said there were three sides to the problem.

Firstly, the attitude of the Bri- tish Government.

Secondly, America's own deep desire to do everything she can.

Thirdly, the safety of children.

the

the

President Roosevelt addr last named is the crux u.. the

matter.

MEKNES

SINKING:

383 MEN

Big Responsibility MISSING

He explained that without rea-

The latest official sonable assurance of a safe pas- sage, it would be a big respon-states that 383 men

TOMMIES IN SHANGHAI INCIDENT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA -MAIL")

Some British sol- diers ran foul of'a party of "puppet" po- lice shortly after 8 p.m. last night in the western district of Shanghai.

The area was later cordoned off by the Japanese military. Details were not ob- tainable last night.- Our Own Correspon- dent.

CAIRO FRENCH TO

FIGHT ON

After passing a resolution of determination to fight on at Bri- tain's side, the French National Committee at Cairo has sent a Gaulle telegram to General De list arming its faith in an Allied are victory.

sibility for ships flying the Amer-missing from the torpe- The telegram continues:—

all

ican flag to undertake the trans-

"Since a great nation offers to port of children, and he alluded loed French liner Meknes, pay with her blood for the libera- to the sinking of the Meknes. So far, the French pression to aid this effort by

tion of France, we take this deci- culating in Washington that and radio has made no re-means in our power-Reuter. owing to the British blockade ference to this German activities, the United States

When informed of reports cir-

might extend the combat zone outrage.

MERSA MATRUH RAIDED SIX TIMES

from which American vessels are After first boasting of. having barred to. the Spanish coast, unk the ship, the. Germans are President Roosevelt remarked this now tumbling over themselves was about the last channel of trying to blame Britain for not communication left and would be having notified Germany and! kept open as long as possible. received a Nazi assurance of safe said that Italian aircraft bombed

Reuter.

Congress Decision

The foreign affairs committee

of the House of Representatives in

MANNING THE FREE FRENCH NAVY

Steps are already well advanced for manning French warships which 'arrived in British ports

HANKOW RD KOWLOON DAILY AT 2 30 5 20 720 920 TEL 57795 before the signing of

FILMED IN “

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•

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WIN FRANK MORGAN - RAY 'BOLGER-- FLORENCE RICE - MISCHA RUER

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with

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Both Local and Coastal

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Don't.

the Franco-German arm- istice, said an Admiralty announcement in London yesterday.

en-

A number of French ships of varying sizes are now being man- ned and prepared for sea tirely by French officers and men of the free. French naval forces, of which Admiral Muselier is head, having been appointed to this post by General de Gaulle some time ago.

One ship manned entirely by Frenchmen has already been at sea taking an active and success— ful part in operations..

In addition Franch which cannot be manned

ships by

convoy.

A Cairo communique yesterday

Mersa Matruh six times but the "A" French officer who has been only results were slight damage rescued from the Meknes

in a pro-to a workshop and & fire vides an adequate answer to small petrol dump. There were

hese antics.

four casualties.

"The Germans," he said, “are There was nothing new on other dirty dogs!"Reuter,

fronts.-Reuter. '

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3.30-3.13

7.15-0.30

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ILLEGAL TRAFFIC

·Pictura With

Carrol Naish Mary Robert Preston, Judith

.SHE is the beauty

behind the racket!

the free French naval forces Two Days Only — To-morrow And Monday

are being manned chilefly by British crows assisted by a nucleus of French ratings, These ships will fly both the tricolour and the White En- olgn.

- Other: Allied naval forces are also, helping to man French ships. French ships in the above cate- gòrics will come under the gen- eral direction of the British Ad- miralty and it is hoped many

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will be at sea shortly carrying|| MATINEES © 200/300 MEVENINGST: 20c7-30c7-50227027.

out oporations in the common] cause-Reuter,

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