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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 4, 1940.

BRITISH REPLY

INAPLES OIL

Home Secretary SELLES REFINERY

On Internment Problems

REPLYING TO THE debate in the House

BRISTOL RAIDED

of Commons yesterday the Home Secretary, AGAIN

Mr. Herbert Morrison, said: "Any allega- tions of deliberate and cruel persecution by Government of internees would be utterly un- founded.

"There has been some delay in the order of release and the actual release of internees in the early stages.'

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Mr. Morrison assured the House' he would like to get the delay between the announcement of re- lease and actual release down to a fortnight or ten days.

He had found no trace in the Civil Service of any spiteful: or vindictive feelings towards In ternees.

We had, added Mr, Morrison, to test not only aliens' general opin- ion and general loyalty but "how they would act if the enemy suc-. ceeded in invading this country

and the possibility of invasion has not by any means been re- moved."

Present Position

About 8,000 alians had been re- leased and of 19,500 still interned there were about 4,000 against whom there was evidence that they were definitely unfriendly.

In sifting those still interned consideration was to be given to skilled workers.

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while the emigration of those who obtained the necessary visas would be facilitated to America,

"I must insist on the princi- 'ple of individual decision," con- cluded. Mr. Morrison, "and If I bave bias it must be in favour of the security of this country

Reuter.

FAREWELL PARTY TO INDIAN LEADER

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL")

For the seventh succes- sive night, Bristol was bombers last night. heavily raided by Nazi

The attack began, soon after dusk and was continuing at mid- ught.

Morale in the city is remark- ably high, despite the 1ac, that it has received the attention of the Nazi Air Command mol often than any town in Britain cutside London.

During the daytime yesterday, attacks were confined to small groups of raiders and little dam- age was done or casualties caus- ed-International News Service.

GENERALISSIMO'S TRIBUTE

The monthly social of the Indian Association of Hong Kong and Generalissingo. Chiang Kai- South China at the Sindhi Mer-shek has telegraphed to General chants Club coincided with a Li Tsung-jen, Commander- farewell tea party in honour of in-Chief in Hupeh, commending Mr. Mahan Sing, Vice-President his wise direction of the recent of the Association, who is short- operations resulting in a Japan- ly, leaving for India.

ese debacle, and instructing him to report all Chinese cficers and men who displayed unusual gallantry in the recent Hupeh battle.

Mr. A. Vaswani presided and Messrs. B. Ditta, Mohamed Afzal, Gurbux Sing, K. B. Vaidya. and Referring to internees sent to J. Kima paid warm tributes to Canada, come of whom had Mr. Mahan Sing who is one of been "sent abroad wrongly," a the organisers of the Association. special responsible adviser was Mr. Mahan Sing is an old resi- going to Canada to select cult-dent of the Colony, having stayed able applicants for pioneers, here for over 34 years.

It is fcally announced that about 20,000 Japenes? troops were killed in action and Jarge quantities of arms and inmuni- tion were seized-Central News.

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BOMBING PROTEST

The British Govern- ment's reply to the French protest against the alleged bombing of Marseil- les by the RAF,, was reported yesterday to have been handed by the British Ambassa- dor to the French Am- bassador in Madrid.

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Italian

Hooligan

Riots

Italian hooliganism has led to the wrecking of Bri- tish property in Tangier,

Twenty Italians entered the British Post Office in Tangier, wrecking the office after tearing down an official news

bulletin and photographs.

They afterwards did con- siderable damage to a British

business house;.

No arrests are reported,..

BOMBED

A well-placed stick of bombs straddled oil -re- fineries and started a large fire visible 20 miles away, when the R.A.F, raided Naples on Monday night, says an R.AF. com- munique issued in Cairo yesterday.

A near miss was registered on the railway, resulting in its on" the main line. :::

Other fires and explosions were

soen.

Augusta, in Sicily, was also successfully attacked.

At Augusta large flashes loud explosions followed dropping of, bombs.

The communique

states.

and

the

that

all the British aircraft returneḍ safely Reuter.

PULLED GUN IN SHELTER

James Ernest Coward (57), of Chorley Wood, was remanded in custody at Watford charged with being in possession of a firearm being in possession of a firearm with a certificate and with intent to endanger life.

Police-Sergeant Jeffries -Fuld that it had been reported that while in a public air raid shelter at Chorley Wood Coward had pulled out a fully-loaded pistol and threatened a man with it.

This is the first reported inter- When charged he was alleged ference with British, interests in to have said "I have nothing to Tangier since the local command-say against it. I did it for the good er of the Spanish troops announce of the country. I wanted to make ed he was taking over control of sure as to his identity and that he the region. Reuter,

was a genuine Britisher:"

SIR ABE BAILEY'S STOCK AND STUD SOLD BY AUCTION

ONE OF THE GREATEST sales of thoroughbred. bloodstock ever was held at Newmarket yesterday when the late Sir Abe Bailey's entire stock and stud, numbering 84 lots, was sold by order of the execu- tors and realised 42,677 guineas.

Highest price was 5,200 guineas, for the nine- year-old stallion Tiberius, which was purchased by Lord Glanely.

Meanwhile Lord Rosebery, speaking at the Annual Meeting of the Thoroughbred Breeders Association, at Newmarket yes- terday, pointed out that hundreds of thousands of pounds sterling of British racing thoroughbred stook had been exported to Norih and South America. India, Aus- tralia and elsewhere

Lord Resevery urged the im-

wartime.

HONG KONG

BUILDING

FREIGHTERS

portance of continuing racing in Eleven freighters of a He said the export trade was standard type are to be always of the greatest value to built for the Empire in

breedore and the Government's

policy was to encourage the

export trade. Lord Rosebery urged breeders

Hong Kong, the "China Mail" learns.

to continue as long as possible The ships are all to be about and deprecated the selling of 9,200 tons, so that the total top- well-bred yearlings for Ave or nage will be over 100,000, ten guineas for the purpose of being slaughtered to feed grey- hounds which were still allowed to race on the track: Reuter.

CONDUCT OF A FOOL'

"It was the conduct of an un- mitigated fool," observed Mr. Langley, at a London police court when he fined Frederick Sydney Inber (37), a labourer, 78, 68.

Five keels have already been laid down, and the construction work is divided between Kow- loon Docks and. Taikoo Docks..

All arrangements for steel sup- plies have been made, from an Empire country??

DEATH OF MRS. M. H HARTEAM

"The death of Mrs. M; H Har-

It was stated that when an air team, wife of the late Mr. H. Har rald was in progress Inber stood team, of the National City Bank, in the middle of a road and took place last night at her resi- shone an unscreened torch up-dence, No. 123, Hennessy Road, wards and onto the side of Deceased, who was 33 years of buildings. A hostile crowd age, had been ill for some time gathered. and a policeman had and is survived by two married rumculty" In preventing "Inber | daughters. from being manhandled:

Tho funeral will take place this When charged Inber sold: "I [afternoon" at the Máhomedan Co- was trying to help the firemen," Imetery at 6:10 p.m.