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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1940

DECLINES TO PULL HIS PUNCHES

REPLYING IN THE Commons yesterday

to questions on the "Swinton committee," Mr. BRITISH

Winston Churchill said he was sorry questions

were asked about this organisation because it RETREAT IN made people think there was something mys- |terious about it.

SOMALILAND

ANNOUNCING,

THAT OUR TROOPS HAD

Nothing could be more straightforward. About ten weeks ago, after the dark, vile con- A REFERENCE TO THE CAIRO spiracy which in a few days laid the trustful COMMUNIQUE Dutch people at the mercy of Nazi aggres- FALLEN BACK TO REAR POSI- Įsion, a wave of alarm passed over the whole ATTACK

country lest the same kind of undermining HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTER tactics and treacherous agents of our enemy "UNSATISFACTORY NEWS." were at work in our island.

ITIONS FOLLOWING A VIOLENT BY THE ITALIANS WAS REFERRED TO IN THE ·

DAY BY MR, CHURCHILL AS

asked Reuter.

He said he would deal with this phase of the war when he makes The committee of the Commons Swinton Committee, and Mr. A.his full statement on Tuesday.— and several branches of State de-Hopkinson (Independent) partments were, of course, always. Government had power to pre-

The Italian forces, Mr. Chur- charged with the duty of frustra-vent such questions being put on

chill said, were greatly superior, : ting such designs, Mr. Churchill the order paper.

amounting to two 'divisions, continued, and he felt in the hour

vehicles supported by armed Mr. Hopkinson also referred to of anxiety that this side of the

the and considerable artillery. business of national defence want-the "mystery" attaching to

committee.

"As the operations are still in ed pulling together.

He therefore asked Lord Swin- ton to undertake the task, and a

had great improvement

been effected in dealing with the Fifth Column danger.

Reduced To Proportions

.

Mr. Churchill, replying, said: progress I cannot say any more "If Mr. Hopkinson had paid half but I shall be dealing generally. the attention to the full state-with the Eastern situation in my ment ! have just made as he statement next week."-Reuter. did when he was accustomed to obstruct my efforts to get this country defended before the war, he would not have asked that question."

Rising angrily to his feet, Mr.

He had always thought the dan-

he ger exaggerated in Britain, said, and was satisfied that it has now been reduced to its proper Hopkinson asked the Speaker for proportions and was being looked his protection against what

he

H.M.S. VICTORY UNHARMED

On enquiry at the Admiralty it

contained in the German com- (Cries of "Withdraw").

munique that during Wednesday's H.M.S. Mr. Churchill said that so farjattacks on Portsmouth,

and her "Hag from withdrawing

was hit ho would Victory send Mr. Hopkinson one of his standard, blown into the sea, no interventions "in which he did damage' whatever has been suffer-. his very utmost to discredited by H.M.S. Victory-British

Wireless. mo."-Reuter.

after with very high efficiency termed "gross and lying innuenis learned, that contrary to a claim

It was important it should be do." so because although we are much}, stronger than we were in May, the danger of invasion has not passed away, and we are repeatedly told by the Germans that it is about to begin.

The House roared with

laughter at this..

Mr. Churchill went on to say Ithat the provisions under the de- fence measures would not be con- sciously used in any "unfair, op- pressive or un-British spirit.'

He trusted, the House would support him in declining to "an- swer any further questions on the !subject.

He pointed out that it would have been. possible under the

I powers granted to prevent the questions from appearing on the

paper or any reference to the sub- ject in the press.

"Mystery"

The Premier had earlier depre-

SIR NEVILE GLAD WE

HAVE TO FIGHT THE

NAZIS ON OUR OWN

SIR NEVILE HENDERSON, former British cated the putting of questions on Ambassador in Berlin, told a Grantham (Lincs)

the order paper regarding the

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National Defence Rally he was glad we now had to. rely on ourselves to win the war.

"It seems to me," he said, “a far better thing that we in the British Isles should take on Germany and Italy alone if we are to hurl Hit- ler and his Nazis to destruction and everlasting infamy.

"We shall probably be required to give our last penny and our last drop of sweat and blood."

Organisation Marvel

NOT SO

LUCKY FIND

LEE HANG, 36, WAS .SEN- TENCED TO 14 DAYS' HARD LABOUR. BY MR.G. T.. LOWRY. THIS MORNING, FOR AT- TEMPTING TO OBTAIN $332.78 German victories to date, he FROM THE BANK OF CANTON, said, had been due to "Marvellous BY FALSE PRESENCES. organisation and the masses of He tried to cash a cheque that material they had obtained." The picked up in Des Vouex Road Everything had so far gone well Central, near the Supreme Court, for Germany, except two things. yesterday.

Hitler had falled in his sub- The cashier of the Wing Fung marine campaign against our Bank gave a coolie a number of merchant shipping and had fall-cheques amounting to over a ed to annihilate, as he confi-thousand dollars, to pay into the dently expected he would, our Chartered Bank. On his way, the coolte lost some of the che- B.EF At the same time the Germans ques. had got an enormous start in or-All- banks - concerned were ganisation. We were miles be-notified. hind -in' this respecter d

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About, 3 o'clock in, the after-

The difference had to be made noon, defendant presented a che up in a few months, within a few que at the Bank of Canton weeks, or probably within days, $332.78.

"Let history repont itself," he concluded. We have got to save [curselves, and, pray God, save the rest of Europe by our example."

LEIGHTON HILL' ROAD ROBBERY,

Mr. A. J. Osmund, of No. 6, Mr. A. G. Suffad, of No. 18, Jordan Road, has reported the Leighton Hill Road, has informed theft of a radiator cap and the police that between midnight driving licence from his car, No, and 7 a.m. yesterday, some per- 2000, which... was parked in son entered his residence, and Chatham Road between 7am. stole money and jewellery to the and B. a.m. yesterday.

value of $55.

THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 16, 1940

Enthusiastic Air Aces Get Their

Chance

THOUSANDS OF yoɩ ng` men who volunteered

ANTI-RED DRIVE IN

to be trained as pilots and observers are now being JAPAN

absorbed in Initial Training Wings" after a period on deferred Service leave. Their only complaint is that they have had to wait so long before being call- ed up for training to take their place in the fighting line of the Royal Air Force.

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

THE JAPANESE MINISTER OF JUSTICE, MR. AKIRA KAZAMI, IS DEVISING A NEW SET OF MEASURES TO ELI- MINATE 'COMPLETELY

THE. COMINTERN'S ACTIVITIES IN

JAPAN.

All-round revision of the exist-

ing law for the preservation of public, order is one of the mea- sures contemplated for achieving this aim.

Havas.