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COMMITTEE TO SPEED SALVAGE

Whitehall is to take its share in the new Salvage Campaign.

An Inter-Departmental Com-

greater liaison between the salvage

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FRANCO THAILAND relations, which have been strained of late as a sequel to re- cent Siamese-Indo-Chinese incidents, includ-mittee has been set up to secure ing the frequent flying over of Indo-Chinese territory by Siamese 'planes, assumed another grave turn with the death of a Laothan pea- sent named Nai Chan-tai, who Bangkok claims to be a Siamese subject.

Reliable information reaching Vichy, said an inspired statement yesterday, from Vien- tiane, in Laos province, stated the man was killed by a gendarme while attempting to swim the Me Kong River.

The Thai Government, wishing | to give the incident an interna- tional aspect, sent a circular to all Siamese Legations abroad. al- though the inquest established- that the dead man was a Laothan.

Impression, in Vichy is that the affair is just another of the. series of Incidents which have occurred lately, and which have been exaggerated by Bangkok.

French circles recall that France and Thailand signed a non-aggres= slon pact early last June which was not ratified at once.

Simultaneously the

French Minister in Bangkok and the Thai Premier exchanged letters on the settlement of various border dim... culties.

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activities of the Ministry of Sup- campaign, and other services and

ply, which is responsible for the

departments.

Mr. R. C. Morrison, Labour and Cooperative M.P. for Tottenham, is to be chairman of the

com- mittee, on which will be represent- ed the Admiralty, War Office, and

other Ministries.

Mr. Herbert Morrison has sug-

gested that the Committee should work and methods of departments

exchange information on salvage

concerned, recommend new action when desirable, and circulate .data.

Tottenham Borough Council, which bas à modern and efficient salvage service; is putting in new plant for processing pig food which will treble its capacity:

S.O.S. FOR GLASS

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THE HEALTH AUTHORITIES REFUSE TO REGISTER THEIR FACTORIES BECAUSE

THEY ARE SITUATED IN THE MOST UNSANITARY AREA'IN KOW- LOON CITY, STATED MR. D. -Glaziers are having a busy time W. PHILLIPS, INSPECTOR OF on the south-east. coast. They are FACTORIES AND WORKS, TO working from dawn to dusk re- MR. Q. A. A. MACFADYEN AT placing windows shattered during KOWLOON THIS MORNING. air raids-windows in shops, | WHEN THE MANAGERS OF houses and hotels.

THE HOP. HING SILVER-WARE WORKS AND THE MAN FUNG WEAVING FACTORY. WERE SUMMONED FOR OPERATING UNREGISTERED FACTORIES,

Frequent Dispute Until 1907 the territory be- tween Siam and Indo-China was not clearly delimitated especially The Inspector said that both along the Me Kong River. Thus factories applied for registration Siam retained some rights on the last April, but were refused left bank of the river while France. the ground that they were, situat- controlled the right bank. The ed in an area unsuitable for the ownership of the innumerable workers' health. They were both emall islands-in-the-middle of the warned-to-quit-the-premises-se- i river was also frequently contest | veral times but ignored the

ed,

warnings.

The exchange of letters between- the French Minister and the Thai Premier on June 12, 1940, aimed to settle these difficulties.

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Nearly all the broken win- dows are those which had not been treated with anti-blast ma-. terial or strips of adhesive tape. Even those that have been treat-¡ ed are often cracked so badly that they are in danger of falling in, and have to be replaced.

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But there are no flying split- ters from them, and local A.R.P.. officers are urging a greater use of counter-blast material. Whenever our guns go-into- action against enemy 'planes .or bombs are dropped, the glaziers stand by waiting for the hundreds The silver-ware works had of urgent calls which come direct- previously been prosecuted twicely the batteries cease fire. for falling to remove, while the weaving factory had been secuted three times for a similar

pro-

Last June, the Thal Govern⚫ offence. ment solemnly stated that ав "soon as the Me Kong border Fines of $100 and $150 were question was settled, Bangkok | imposed on defendants and they would not present any further were also ordered to leave the territorial claim.

premises.

Nevertheless, apparently taking advantage of the Japanese-Indo- Chinese negotiations, the Thai Government intimated that the Franco-Siamese accord of June 12 would be ratified only after the formation of a border delimitation commission.

Demands Rejected

Late in September Thailand

One glazier told the press that after a fierce strafing of enemy 'planes the other day, his men put 164 panes of glass in house win- dows.

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'One housewife said that all the windows in her house had been shattered and replaced three times.

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LI FOOK, 31, WAS charged before Mr. G. T. demanding French cession of Laos HK$12 from a Chinese woman, Tang Yuet- presented another territorial claim Lowry, this morning, with stealing NC$1,280 and

and Cambodia to Thailand in case.

of the transfer of Indo-China wah, in Queen's Road Central, near Lee Yuen Street sovereignty to another power.

Thai also demanded some points

on the right bank of the Me Kong now under Frünch lovereignty, one region around. Take and an¬ other north of Laos, The French Government rejected these do- manda. -- Hovascu

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East, yesterday.

woman

money.

Sub-Inspector Byron said the changer's shop In Queen's Road was leaving a Central with the money, wrapped in paper in her hand. Defendant snatched the paper but was chased and caught by a Chinese stable..

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Defendant said that he had to | raise some money, because he had

SOCIAL WELFARE DONATIONS

The Hong Kong Refugee & Social Welfare Council gratefully acknowledges the following gifts to the 1941 Appeal-Fund:

Anonymous $10; Miss S. Sutton Complainant indicated that she $15: Mr. Leung Eu Tin $250;: A would like to reward the constable Extend $50; and Mr C. Mycock who arrested defendant, and to $50, give some money to defendant's mother, She is very grateful to the constable.

Mr. Hassomal, of No. 13, Car, an aged mother to support me narvon Road,' ground floor, gap- peared as complainant before Mr. | 3. Himsworth at Kowloon • this morning, when Li Kong. 20, was charged with stealing two cook ing pans..

Accused was seen carrying the pans by a Chinese constable car ily yesterday morning and was

them.

He was bound over and, or- dered to be expelled.

CO., LTD. detained. Ho admitted he stole

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Mr. Lowry told her it was the duty, of the constable to make the arrested

LOST: A SPANIEL Mr

"d'Almada" Romedios, Defendant was. sentenced to of No. 6. Peace Avenue.. bas three months' hard labourer lost a white spanfel bitch, which The Police are to help the wo-†strayed from his residence yes- Iman to and defendant's mother.terday.