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THE CHINA MAIL, NOVEMBER 13, 1940.

MR. CHURCHILL'S INSPIRING TRIBUTE TO MR. CHAMBERLAIN

TRIBUTES WERE paid to the memory af

Mr. Neville Chamberlain in the Commons FORGERY yesterday by the leaders of the three great CHARGE

political parties, each of whom is a member of the present Cabinet.

The Prime Minister said it fell to Mr. Chamberlain, in one of the supreme crises of the world to be contradicted by events, disap- pointed in his hopes and deceived and cheat- ed by a wicked man.

Chan, Tun-cheung, 29, clerk, and Chan Lau-sze, 58, widow, were charged before. Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, with forging a document of title to land, mem- District Office South, purporting orial No. 44783 registered in the to have been made out by Chan

Wong-Sze, on November 12.

First defendant admitted the charge, but second defendant

Hearing was fixed for Novem-

Detective Sergeant D. G. Mac-

But what were the hopes in which he was pleaded not guilty. disappointed. What were the wishes in whichber 21, at 2.30 p.m..

he was frustrated. And what was the faith Phuson is in charge of the case. that was abused.

They were surely amongst the most noble and benevolent in- tincts of the human heart the love of peace, toil for peace, striving for peace, pursuit of reace.

at great peril even

and certainly to the titter disdain of the popularity of clamour,

"Whatever else history may or may not say about these ter- rible tremendous years, we can be sure ·Neville Chamberlain acted with perfect sincerity ac- cording to his lights and strove to the utmost and authority, which were powerful,

to save the from the awful struggle, in which engaged."

of his capacity

AUTHORITARIAN CONTROL IN FRANCE

SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAIL")

THE ADMINISTRATIVE structure of French territory, which dates back to the French Revolu- world tion and Napoleonic reform, is at present being re- organised, Marshal Petain disclosed in an exclusive interview with the weekly magazine "Candide" at Clermont Ferrand.

devastating

We are now

Mr. Churchill continued that this effort was a help to the whole Empire for the verdict of future generations would be that Britain

was guiltless of the blood and terror and misery which had en-

Stressing that the administrative division 'of France into 86 departments headed by prefects de- pendent on the Home Ministry was prejudicial to real authority, since the Home Minister could not possibly know all the pre- fects, Marshal Petain

gulfed so many lands and peoples And yet sought new victims still Silence Of The Tomb "Herr Hitler protests with fran-said: tic words and gestures that ne only desired peace.

"Our main object is to revive and What do strengthen authority. Real au- these ravings and outpourings thority may be count before the silence of Neville when the central power can issue exercised only Chamberlain's tomb. Long, hard orders to a smaller number and hazardous years lie before trusted men whom it knows well. us, but at least we entered upon "Heretofore, the Home Minis- them united and with clean ter commanded 86 prefects.. Ac- tually, these prefects depended

hearts."

of

Mr. Churchill spoke of Mr. not only upon the Home Minis- . Chamberlain's possessing in an, ter but also upon local deputies

altogether exceptional degree cer- and senators. tain qualities always admired in Britain physical and moral toughness of fibre, precision of mind and firmness of spirit.

י

"Model To Us All”.

"My plan, is to divide Frenet Into 20 districts according to their geographical and political affinities, each district compris- ing three or four departments.

Governorships

"The same qualities which made him one of the last to enter upon

A Governor will be placed at the the war made him one of the last head of each region, dependent who would quit. it until the full directly on the central power, victory of a righteous cause was, while the prefects will be under won."

and the Governor

will retain He (Mr. Churchill) had the purely administrative but not singular experience of passing in a political functions." day from being one of his most This new machine, he said, prominent. opponents and critics will start functioning shortly. to being one of his principal. Earlier, in his interview, Mar- lieutenants dra on another day. shal Petain emphasised passing from serving under him France "must not only have con- to become the head of a Governfidence in me but also confidence. ment of which, with perfect in herself, and each Frenchman loyalty, ho was content to be a must help me."!

that

member. Thereafter he acted He said that the multiplicity with a singleness of purpose and of prefects who submitted direct- simplicity of conduct which at all ly to Paris was the reason for times, and especially in great the unsatisfactory working of times, ought to be a model to us the Administration which was

Unswerving Loyalty

"dislocated."---Haves,

MR. EDEN GRANTED. AUDIENCE

Mr. Churchill concluded: "I Mr. Chamberlain grieved at all; it was that he would not be and could not be a spectator of our Mr. Anthony Eden, Secretary victory but I think he died with of State for War, who returned to the knowledge his country had at London on Saturday from a tour last turned the corner," The of British military units in the traditional adjournment of Com Near East, was yesterday received inons in mark of respect in audience by the King at Buck for the passing of an ex-ingham Palace. →→ British Wire- Premier was not followed as the less..

result of a request by Mr. Cham- berlain himself during the last days.

.......... Earl Halifax, in the Lords, also

(spoke (of Mr. Chamberlain's high- qualities and particularly stressed

OHASHI GIVEN

GAIMUSHO POST

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Mr. Chuichi Ohashi was yester-

his capacity to attach to himself | day, appointed Vice-Minister," for. the unswerving loyalty of those | Foreign Affairs. He was appoint- hssociated with him, Britished Acting. Vice-Minister on, Au-] Wireless.

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