1940-08-14 — Page 2

LINER IN COLLISION OFF CAPE

A COLLISION BETWEEN TWO BRITISH SHIPS. IN. THE SOUTH ATLANTIC DURING THE IS OFFICIALLY FROM CAPE.

WEEK-END

REPORTED

TOWN.

The 18,000-ton passenger liber

Ceramic was involved

in a col-

Both

Jision with the 5,000-ton Banki Line freighter Test Bank. ships were damaged, but proceeding to port,

Bre

Within a few hours, other ships were on the scene and, as a precaution, the Ceramic's pas- sengers were transferred. The weather was calm and there were no casualties.-Reuter.

*** Of 18,495 tons, the triple- screw liner Ceramic is owned by the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co., Ltd. (White Star Line). She was built in 1913.

Later.

The passengers of the Ceramic have arrived in Capetown. Reuter.

SHANGHAI

THE SALVATTUM KYNÝ ČAK

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 14, 1940

The Hon. Vincent Massey, High Commissioner, for Canada, opened the Canadian Red Shield West Central Hotel (providing private hotel accomodation for Canadian troops on leave) at Sout- hampton Row, London. Mr. Massey is seen (right) on the steps of the hotel with a guard of honour of Salvation Army girls, and Major A. L. Steele, Chlef of the Salvations Army War re- presentatives in London, (Copyright, Fox).

DEFENCE MARSHAL PETAIN'

MR. SUMNER WELLES, AS- SISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE, DECLARED IN WASH. INGTON YESTERDAY THAT THE UNITED STATES GOVERN. MENT IS EXPECTING ITS LO- CAL AUTHORITIES IN SHANG. HAI TO SETTLE QUESTIONS ARISING FROM THE WITH- DRAWAL OF BRITISH TROOPS. Mr. Welles said Admiral Hart, Commander-in-Chief of the Asia- tic Squadron, would doubtless join in the Shanghai negotiations involving decisions regarding what forces shall take over patrol] of the British sector.

Mr. Welles hoped all questions would be settled in Shanghai in

-Reuter.

a friendly and equitable manner.

HINT TO WANG CHING-WEI

THREE-CIGARETTE TING-IN

COMPLAINS OF

CRITICISM

INDIAN PILOTS FOR

BROADCASTING TO THE FRENCH LAST R.A.F.

TWENTY - FOUR

DE VALERA NOT AFRAID OF HITLER

The danger of Eire fall- ing an easy prey, to ag- gression like some other countries in Europe was vigorously discounted by Mr. de Valera, în an in- terview

given to the Dublin correspondent of the "Christian Science Monitor."

Published in Boston yesterday, the interview attributes to Mr. de Valera the statement that geo- Eire graphically the position' of presents considérable difficulty for invasion by a long sea route and the attempt could be made very costly.

The training of a small and well-equipped mechanised (rish Army for twenty years has been naturally directed to the pro- blem of how to resist invasion. The defences recently have been greatly, strengthened,

Those in Eire "who might aid one or other of the belligerents are negligible in numbers."

Finally, sald Mr. De Valera, if "A" invades us, "B" would be ready to come to our aid. Reu-

ter.

BACK TO LAND MOVEMENT IN JAPAN

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A LARGE-SCALE PLAN FOR |AGRICULTURAL REHABILITA- TION IS BEING DRAFTED IN JAPAN, THE TOKYO "CHUGAI |SHOGYO" REVEALS.

Aim of the new plan is to im prove the peasants' standard of living and check the exodus to the cities. No concrète measures have yet been proposed but many INDIAN experts advocate the system which

NIGHT, MARSHAL PETAIN COMPLAINED THAT THE INTENTIONS OF THE VICHÝ GOV- ERNMENT HAD BEEN PERSISTENTLY MIS-PILOT OFFICERS OF THE IN- predominated in old Japan. Es- DIAN AIR FORCE VOLUNTEER sence of the system is nationali- (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") REPRESENTED IN CERTAIN QUARTERS, AND RESERVE ARE BEING SECOND- Sation of the land combined with THE periodical redistribution between THE EXPLOSION OF ONE OF SAID THE DIFFICULTIES FACING HIS GOV-GOVERNMENT RAF INDY

OF

AT farmers. FHONT OF WANG CHING ERNMENT WERE UNPRECEDENTED.

THE INVITATION OF THE AIR Adoption of the old system would...

double the acreage of farins, MINISTRY.

Jabolish the tenant system and They are undergoing prelimin- eliminate farmers' debts.

The result could only be achiev- WAS REVEALED IN SHANGHAI in war we cannot cure,” Marshal Petain de-ary training and are expected to

Proceed to England in November ed, however, if the Government with a view to participating in could simultaneously organise on a big scale an exodus of Japanese air fighting.

farmers to the continent.. It The Indian force is being would be necessary for at least

WEI'S RESIDENCE. LAST SUN- DAY WOUNDED TWO CHINESE) EMPLOYED IN THE HOUSE, IT]

YESTERDAY.

"Those which arise from France's defeat

No report of the incident has clared.

reached the Settlement police

who declared such occurrences in Another no less urgent task was to ensure the outside roads area are fre- the repatriation of four million French and quadrupled and it is understood two mile is Japan the next 20

quently kept hidden from the

knowledge of the police.

Belgian refugees.

Wang's residence is at present occupied by a large number of Nanking troops; Wang himself has Half a million refugees not lived there for several months. demobilised soldiers

Havas.

COAL FOR FLOUR AGREEMENT

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

and were re-

Incompetence

patriated to various parts of Marshal Petain said some of their territroy and Marshal Pe-their misfortunes arose "from the tain expressed thanks to Ameri-

can generosity and to their Swiss same causes which led our coun- friends who sent ten loads of try to disaster-incompetence, food.

laziness and sometimes systematic decided sabotaging of measures Marshal Petain concluded by upon by the Government." addressing a special message

to the population of Paris and He added: "We are determin- Franchmen In pccupied terri-jed to prosecute and punish the

culprits whoever tory.

they may be." Havas.

the

A barter agreement has been reached between North and Cen- tral China for the exchange

He said immediately after the of! flour against coal, the "Peking Armistice they asked the German and Tientsin Times" reported Government for authorisation to yesterday. North China will transfer the Government to Paris send Central China 900,000 tons and this was inscribed in of coal, 73,000 tons of salt and Armistice terms. 1,300 tons of tobacco leaf in ex- change for four million bags of wheat and flour and an important amount of manufactured cigaret-| tes.-Havas,

PETAIN LOANS TO IMPORTERS

Matter Of Time

in-

BALTIC PROBLEM

Havas.

the British Air Ministry extend-leave the islands in ed the invitation on the ground years, it was desirable for Indians to have actual experience of airi warfare in Europe. Reuter.

SENDING ABROAD OF ALIENS

on

AULD LANG SYNE

As the small detachment of East Surreys, who are being with- drawn from China in' accordance with the British Government de cision,, marched down Legation Street in Peiping to the station

they yesterday

wartime sung songs and were accompanied by bidding

the When the troops reached American Embassy, a guard of in honour of U.S. Marines saluted

smartly and the

the many British residents

re-

A statement sending abroad of fugees and internees Britain was made in the House of Commons yester-

farewell.

"Auld Lang Syne."

事

*+

band played

At the station American officers füll of the Embassy Guard in

cheered the 'departing contingent. -Reuter,

day by Mr. C. R. Attlee, dress and French troops heartily Lord Privy Séal.

The German Government formed them that while main- LORD DAVIS ASKED IN THE taining its agreement to this HOUSE OF LORDS YESTERDAY Replying to a question, Mr. Att- transfer in principle it could not WHETHER, IN VIEW OF THE lec said that in view of the new for technical reasons and until PROPOSED NEGOTIATIONS strategic situation arising from certain material conditions were FOR A TRADE AGREEMENT the occupation by Germany of the realised grant this authority, but WITH THE U.S.S.R., GOVERN- Low Countries and half of north- Marshal Petain Believed au-MENT WERE PREPARED TO crn France, Government came to thorisation was only a matter of AUTHORISE THE TRANSFER the conclusion carly in June that time.

TO THE RUSSIAN STATE BANK in the interests of national securi-

ALLIED FORCES BILL IN THE LORDS

in

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

The Allied Forces Bill, giving The Petain Government has de- The first task of the Gov-OF SECURITIES HELD IN BRI-ty it was desirable to transfer full extra-territorial status to the cided to grant loans without in- ernment was to procure for TAIN BY THE BALTIC REPUB-[overscas numbers of enemy aliens authorities of the forces belong- terest to French Importers who everybody sufficient nourlah-LICS BEFORE THEY BECAME out of the United Kingdom in ing to Allied Governments have purchased goods from the ment In the coming months. LASSOCIATED WITH THE SO-view of the general danger likely Britain, passed its second rend- colónies and have tht received The cessation of work, de-VIET UNION.

to arise in an attempted Invasion|ing In the House of Lords yester- them owing to the interruption|struction resulting from the war,

of these islands by having large day. Lord Croft said the pro- of sea communications.

paralysis of means of communi- Lord, Caldecote, replying, said numbers of enemy allens concen-visions in many respects were With such loans, importers will cation and the exodus of a large various important political, finan-trated in a comparatively small similar to those concerned with be able to pay french colonists part of the agricultural populacial and legal considerations were number of camps in various parts the Dominion forces which were who sent the goods which were tion had conjured up in different involved and they were now ch-jof_the country.

being organised and were already elther seized or blocked. Loans parts of the country the hideous gaging the attention of Govern- It was decided to send abrond proving a very great addition to will be redeemable six months spectre of famine. That was ment. He was not yet in a posi-P¦120 Germans and Austrians in the strength of the British cause. after the signature of peace. why measures of rationing had tion to make a statement on the British Internment camps to Cana- The House of Lords then ad-

to be taken.—Reufer,

subject:-Router.

da and Australia, Reuter.

Journed-Router.

Havas,