1940-10-11 — Page 50

THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 11, 1940.

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RAISE COMMONS STORM No Oil On Butler's MALTA'S

Troubled Waters

CHANNEL BATTERIES

IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS YESTERDAY |**90000000-.8000000 MR. GEOFFREY MANDER (LIB, WOLVERHAMP- TON) ASKED WHETHER IN VIEW OF THE AP- PROVAL RECENTLY GIVEN BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO THE EXPORT OF CARGOES UP TO A MILLION BARRELS OF OIL TO JAPAN, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CON- SIDER THE ADVISABILITY OF MAKING REPRE- SENTATIONS TO THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT FOR CONCURRENT ACTION BETWEEN THE BRI- TISH AND AMERICAN GOVERNMENTS TO PRE- VENT THE FURTHER SUPPLY OF OIL TO JAPAN.

Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, replied that His Majesty's Government: understood the prohibition placed by the United States on the export of oil related only to certain grades, and they were and had been in touch with the United States Government on the matter.

Mr. Mander: May I take it that both Govern- GIFT TO CHUNGKING ments are determined to (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") refrain from supplying

On the gccasion of the Double Tenth numerous shops in Shang- Japan with everything hai offered Chungking, the pro- they possibly can of a

ceeds of their sales, totalling $500,000.-Havas. warlike nature?

Sir J. H. Morrit-Jones (L. Nat. Denbigh): Can't the Minis- ter assure the House that the same sentimental policy which was adopted towards Italy won't be repeated in the case of Japan and that

we shall refrain from supplying com- modities of war to Japan?

The Best Policy

Mr. Buller: His Majesty's Gov- ernment can be relied on to adopt the best policy in

each circumstance as it arises.

Mr. Mander: Can't we have an

OPEN UP AGAIN

German long-range guns mounted on the French

coast fired

across the Straits of Dover at dusk last night.

GOVERNOR

EARLY

RESIGNS RUPTURE

GENERAL SIR CHARLES BONHAM-CARTER HAS TEN- DERED HIS RESIGNATION FROM THE OFFICE OF GOV- ERNOR AND COMMANDER-IN-

KING HAS ACCEPTED, THE

COLONIAL OFFICE ANNOUNC-

EXPECTED

CHIEF, MALTA, WHICH THE An early break in rela- tions between Britain and Rumania is regarded as inevitable.

ED YESTERDAY.

Sir Charles, who was appointed Governor of Malta in 1936, came to England last May following a serious illness. Although he had been passed fit for general vice it was considered that his Illness was too recent for him to be able to undertake active command without risk.--Reuter.

ser-

A MOSCOW The shelling, which FUNCTION

lasted nearly half an hour, was completely ineffective and al- though shells fell in the Dover area, no casualties or damage were reported.-Reu- ter.

WEAKEST LINK IN THE AXIS CHAIN

CHINA'S CAUSE AND DESTINY ARE NOW

MORE INTIMATELY LINKED WITH THE DE- assurance that the Government MOCRATIC POWERS THAN EVER BEFORE, is not going to supply warlike DECLARED MR. QUO TAI-CHI, THE CHINESE materials to Japan?

Mr. Butler: This point is ob- AMBASSADOR, IN A SPEECH AT A LARGELY viously important. The Hon. Member can be satisfied that we ATTENDED LUNCHEON ORGANISED BY THE CHINA CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE IN HONOUR OF THE DOUBLE TENTH IN LONDON YES- TERDAY.

fully realise its importance.

Mr. Mander: What is -the answer?

Are you going to do It or not? Col. J. H. Wedgwood (Lab. Newcastle) asked what progress been made with Anglo- American cooperation in the Pacific, whether the Russian,

had

Chinese and Dutch Governments were cooperating or being con

sulted, and whether there was a possibility of American protec- tion of the Netherlands. East In- dies.

Is There Consultation ?

Mr. Butler: I assure the Hon. Member that the importance of contact with friendly govern. menta on matters of common in- terest is fully appreciated by His

Majesty's Government. **Col. ·Wedgwood: Is consulta- tion taking place at present in connection with the Pacific? -

All the world recognised the importance of China's resolute resistance to aggression: in East Asia and its bearing on the entire world conflict, the Ambassador continued.

Thanks to Chinese courage and Endurance, Japan was so hope- lessly bogged in China that she can deliver no effective blows either for herself or her Ax partners.

Although no definite instruc- tions have been given by the Bri- tish Legation in Bucharest to the British Colony to leave, they have been urged to do so wherever possible and in any caso to hold themselves in readiness to leave at short notice.

The British Legation and various business houses are ac-

cordingly holding themselves ready for any emergency.

Diplomatic circles in Bucharest

THE JAPANESE AMBASSA- DOR IN MOSCOW, SHIGENORI TOGOH, WHO HAS BEEN RE- CALLED TO TOKYO, GAVE A regard the rupture of relations as LUNCHEON TO HIGH SOVIET unavoidable, either by flagrant GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ON occupation of the country by Ger- WEDNESDAY, STATES THE

man troops, or by a London deci- sion that the British position is MOSCOW CORRESPONDENT OF | THE DOMEI AGENCY.

no longer tenable.-Rouler.

Those

M. present included Molotov and M. Kiroyan, the Com- missar for Foreign Trade.

The Domei correspondent adds, naturally, that diplomatic circles

WEATHER REPORT

The Royal Observatory reports attach considerable significance to that the anticyclone is stationary the function since it was the first over China, Japan, and the neigh- time that Soviet officials have ac-bouring scas; it has increased- cepted an invitation to the Jap slightly in intensity. Pressure is

anese Ambassador's residence. Reuter.

relatively low between Indo- China, and the Marianas.

McEwan's

RED LABEL

BE

BRITISH

BUY

JAPANESE ARMY BRITISH LOSE COAL MINES

Even those hottile to China (SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

keep in

m'fryd that

should China, not Japan, will deter- mine the nature of the in-- fluences and course of events in East Asia.

COAL MINES IN NORTH THE JAPANESE ARMY WILL CHINA NOW CONTROLLED BY

BE ADMINISTRATED BY COM PANIES FORMED BY THE NORTH CHINA DEVELOPMENT Mr. Churchill's re-opening of COMPANY AND JAPANESE IN- given much satisfaction in China TOKYO "ASAHI." and reflected the widespread public opinion in

. Hitherto these:mines have been Britain. änd.

operated on a commission basis abroad, especially in the United by the Chuko Company under States and India.

army supervision.

Mr. Butler: The Hon. Mem-the Burma road naturally had DUSTRIALISTS, SAYS THE

place

ber is aware that certain con- Evereations have taken

which are of considerable portance.

Im-

Col. Wedgwood: Are they con- cluded or continuing?

Bir. Butler: I would not they are concluded.-Reuter.

say

End Of Appeasement

It should mark, continued Mr. Quo Tai-chi, once and for all the end of the polley of appease- ment in the Far East which had ** proved ·* disastrous there as elsewhere,"

Mr. Quo urged the Democracies to finish with Japan first.

NAZI PORTS repeatedly WRECKED

ACCORDING TO REPORTS. FROM HELSINGFORS, WHOLE BLOCKS OF BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN RAZED TO THE GROUND AT HAMBURG. WHILE IN BRE- MEN SHIPS ARE UNABLE TO

"She is the weakest ink in the Axia chain, with her 'mili- | ́tary and ofr force deployed in China, hoe financial and econo: mic resources depleted and her population war wekry. "She struts herself on the Fox|

Under the new law North China's coal mines will be divided into seven blocks, each block re-, presenting one district and being developed by a separate company.

Havas.

SHORTAGE OF LABOUR ON FARMS

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

Shortage of labour has compell- ed Japancae farmers associations to request factories in Hyogo pre- fecture 'to sent back 10,000 factory workers to the land to help in the

USE THE WRECKED WHARVES. ¡ Eastern stage only by permission harvest.

From Malmoe comes à report and she could be removed as K ..Some factories have already sent that Berliners are now, forbidden | malignant factor with a speed 400 workers to farming districts

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to talk about the R.A.F. raids un and efficacy that would be a where they stay from a week to QUEEN'S BUILDING Berlin, and that further, A.R.P. tonic both for the military and mensures are being greatly ex moral inaladies of the whole world tenced. Reuter.

| ɛituation."—-Reuter.

a month. The larger factories have, decided voluntarlly to offer labour to farmers. --- Havas.