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THE CHINA MAIL, SEPTEMBER 26, 1940.

SHANGHAI IN THROES OF COMPLETE TIE-UP

White Label OF TRANSPORT

White Label EST, SCOTCH WHIS

OF GREAT AGE

Fin Dewar & Sons

DISTILLER

PERTE

DEWAR'S

Superior Whisky

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL"). SHANGHAI'S millions, are to-day exper- iencing for the second day an almost total lack of public transport facilities.

As early as 7-a.m., crowds gathered at bus and tram stops to catch one of the few cars run by volunteers replacing the striking staff. Employer/employee negotiations were carried. on until late last

Sole Agents:-A. S. WATSON & CO., LTD. night, but have not yet succeed-

WINE DEPT.

In the

Tel. 20616.

HONG KONG HOTEL

DINNER DANCE

With Nick Korin & His Swing Band: NIGHTLY 9 P.M. TILL 1 A.M.

TEA DANCE

SUNDAYS 5 TILL 7.

THE HONG KONG & SHANGHAI HOTELS, LTD.

CHEE HING CO.

WHOLESALERS AND RETAILERS.

16, Connaught Rd., C., 2nd Floor. Tel. 27360.

Agents for

SAMARINDA DYAK COAL

Good for Household, Steaming, Bunkers and Factories Purposes.

Apply direct to

MR. PONG WING TONG, Manager.

The Sign of Perfect Drycleaning

ZORIC

GARMENT CLEANING SYSTEM

FOR ALL TYPES OF CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD FABRICS

THE STEAM LAUNDRY CO.

Hong Kong Depot, Tel. 21279.

Gloucester Bldg, 2nd Fix...

Head Office and Works, Tel: 57032,

Peak Depot,

Tel. 29352. Kowloon Depot, Tel. 58545.

Tel. 20938,

ed in reaching a solution.

Meanwhile, Wang Ching-wei's paper "Central China Daily News" comments:---

"This is not an ordinary strike. but the effect of all the evils of Chungking's determination to car- ry on the war and the unreason- lable status of the foreign areas.

"We assure the strikers of our, entire support and congratulate

claims.

H.K. FREE

FRENCHMEN

FOREGATHER

An enjoyable function. them on the pacific and civilised was held yesterday in the way they took to carry out their “Jacobean room" of the "We are ready, to assist them." Hong Kong Hotel when there was a gathering of Attack On Tram 35 men and women mem- Several incidents took place this bers of the Free French- morning, the most serious occur-!

ring at the corner of Avenues Du- men organisation in Hong bail and Joffre, when 30 strikers Kong including the con- attacked a tram, compelling the police to fire. One man was tingent of French "volon- wounded.

taires" with their Com-

Several cases have occurred in. which lime has been thrown in

H. K. SWEEPS BANNED IN MACAO

The sale of Hong Kong Sweepstake tickets has been ban- ned in Macao, ac- cording to instructions received by the Macao Government from Por-. tugal yesterday prohi- biting, the sale of all foreign sweepstake tickets in Portugual and Portuguese terri- tory. Our Own Cor- respondent.

THE POPE'S

WORK FOR

manding officer, Lieuten-SOLDIERS

the eyes of strike-breakers-ant Bernard.

Havas.

Terrorist Attempt:

Grenade Thrown

This gathering was given to

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celebrate the departure from Hong (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"} Kong of the first French "volon-

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taire" sent by the newly formed The Pope has decided to Committee, this privilege going to take up personally the . A terrorist attempt -fortunate- Mr. L. Page, Warrant Engineer of direction of the services

ly without the loss of life

the French Navy.

occurred yesterday afternoon in Mr. Page is going to England he has created for im- Shanghai when an unknown man where he will join the Legion of proving the lot of French threw a hand grenade against a General de Gaulle.: Mrs. Page is tram in the French Concession leaving with her husband.

manned by strike-breakers.

prisoners, suffering civi- Two speeches were delivered, lians and refugees, says a The grenade exploded some the first by Mr. L. Biau, Presi-! distance from the tram, merely dent of the Committee of Free, Vatican message! scratching a pedestrian.

Frenchinen, - exhorting his com . He communicated. his decision Traffic of both the Settlement patriots to follow the example of to M. Wladimir Ormesson, the and Concession has been greatly Mr. Page and to enroll with the French Ambassador, to whom he reduced by the decision of the Legion of General de Gaulle, and gave French employees to join the expressing his

an audience yesterday for confidence in the the fourth time in one month. strike of employees of trams and anal victory, of Great Britain and buses in the Settlement.

Political Character

France. A toast was then propos- ed to France and General de Gaulle.

A committee has been formed by the Pope to help materially distressed Frenchmen, particu larly prisoners. In concentration They are asking for increased Committee for financial and moral

Replying, Mr. Page thanked the camps, who recalve warm cloth-

ing, extra: food and books. wages, but the opinion is current support. in Shanghai that the strike is

A special service has also been A sum of $910 was contributed created for re-establishing com- more or less of a political charac-by the Committee to help some munications between the prison-

["volontaires" and particularly ers and their families. The employees presented 23 two from Shanghai who boarded French circles in Vichy arc demands and the company said a ship at the last minute. deeply appreciative of the fact

ter.

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It was ready to meet them to a The Committee has received afthat the Pope's efforts are con- certain extent. No further letter from the head of the Free tinued despite the fact that negotiations are reported.

|Frenchmen organisation in Shang-the overworked Pontiff is dis- The French trams are maintain-hai where all support is given by obeying the orders of doctors, ing a skeleton service on the main the British authorities. It is who have commanded him to tuke route under police protection. hoped that in the near future, and a rest. →→ Havas. Havas.

following instructions issued by the French National Committee, în London, departure from Hong Kong of volunteers will be car- ried out rapidly and the cost of their passage be paid by the French" National Committee in London.

AMERICAN LEGION

CALLS FOR AID TO BRITAIN

In Boston yesterday, the Na- tional Defence Committee of the American Legion recommended that the United States should give "all practicablé aid to Britain,TM*.~ They further urged that a per-

SCOTLAND

SHAKEN BY

TREMOR

M. SAUTOT

·

SACKED

(SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

M. Henri Sautot, high function- ary of the French Colonies and France's representative on the governing commission of the New Hebrides, which were placed: un- der Franco/British, condominium, has been dismissed, from the Civil Service by Vichy and deprived of

manent military training system] AMAN HAVING A MEAL IN his' functions.

be established in the United States H18 HOME WAS THROWN It will be recalled that the and adopted a programme which FROM HIB CHAIR ACROSS French members of the New in effect declares war on all sub-THE TABLE. WHEN AN EARTH Hebrides have announced their versive activities and asks for TREMOR WAS FELT IN PARTS loyalty to General de Gaulle and rigid control of all. aliens in the OF CENTRAL SCOTLAND." Free Franm. HOVAR, country." Reuter.

SENEGAL'S

LOYALTY TO VICHY

(SPECIAL› TO “CHINA, MAIL”);

Buildings were shaken, crockery {fell from shelves, ́ ́and furnituro was moved. The tremor lasted some, seconds.

Tho tremor

A TYPHOON NEARS

LUZON

. No serious damage has been re- 4ported.

The Royal Observatory reportă was felt most that: feeble anticyclonic, ârcas violently in the Denny district cover N. China and Japan and a It is announced in Vichy that M. of_Stirlingshire;

shallow depression is indicated Galandou Diouf, Negro “M.P." for: In Glasgow chairs and desks in about 150 milès cost of the Senegal, has wired Marshal Petain offices were moved, and some Yangtse mouth. The typhoon Is and the Vichy Colonial Secretary, women in the top fint of a high situated about 750 miles cast of Admiral Platon, affirming Africa's building of cffices ran downstairs North Luzon moving north-west- fidelity to Vichy France. Havas.in alarm."

ward.