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THE CHINA MAIL, DECEMBER 17, 1940.

TASK FOR DOMINIONS IN THE WAR EFFORT

BROADCASTING IN the overseas trans- mission from London last night, Mr. George Gibson, immediate past Chairman of the Trade Union Congress, spoke of the great work done and to be done by British working people and told those in the Dominions how best they could help in the war effort.

The staggering blow of the French col- lapse and the consequent British evacuation of Belgium, Mr. Gibson said, resulted in the loss of practically all the Expeditionary Force's war equipment and it became neces-

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"I tell you frankly, looking back upon those dark anxious months, that we accomplished

miracies of improvisation and Intensive work.

It is not a thing to boast about. One's feeling is one of profound thankulness that we were able to do what we have done in 40

short a space of time with such thoroughness and without resort to methods of compulsion coercion. It wasn't done by dic- tatorship."

COLD WAVE

HITS PEIPING

Peiping has been in the grip of a cold snap accompanied by blind- ing snowfalls since yesterday moming. The mercury has drop- ped four degrees be- low freezing point. Central News.

THE XMAS SABOTAGE

IN SYRIA JOINT

THE NOMINATION OF GEN- DENTZ AS FRENCH HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR

Every effort is being ERAL made by the authorities to SYRIA AND LEBANON HAS ensure an adequate sup- CAUSED SOME RESTLESSNESS ply of "Christraas joints."CORDING TO INFORMATION

IN THESE TERRITORIES, AC-

Although many families will be REACHING THE FREE FRENCH separated and many more will NEWS AGENCY IN LONDON have members working on

YESTERDAY. wor production there is every expec- tation that people will celebrate factories is reported while despite Sabotage on railways and in

as festively as possible. and

the severe censorship, General de The Food Ministry stated yes-Gaulle's latest appeal was distri- terday that road and rail trans-buted throughout Syria und port operatives, with the help of Lebanon. dockers, are overcoming consider- It is also noteworthy, according able difficulties from total warto the Free French Agency, that fare, their task having been ren- the present restlessness coincides dered both difficult and danger-with the recasting of the admin- by the black-out.-British | istrative services in the mandated

territory. Reuter.

Assured Victory That period of intensive actly ity. Mr. Gibson said, proved the capacity of the British people, tested their methods of govern- ment and invented almost on the spur of the moment the apparatus of industrial management and social and economic administra tion which assured Britain's ulti- mate victory.

"Gradually our efforts at home, .in combination with the response of the overseas Dominions and us- sisted by the United States, have enabled us to prepare for passing from a purely defensive policy to a general offensive in all theatres of war."

Realising everything they strug- gled for was at stake in this mo- mentous contest the British Trade

Unions were prepared to sacrifice their rights and privileges until

the war was won,

Mr. Gibson said of course 'air raids interfered with production but the British blows on the Ger- man war industry were heavier than Nazi blows on British.

"From now on the weight of our blows will grow heavier and heavier and the internal problems of the Dictators will become more and more acute.

Every boxer knows you cannot hope to win victories without taking a hiding now and again,

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FUNK AS PROBABLE

CAUSE OF DEATH

Not Guilty Verdict In Manslaughter Case

AFTER A RETIREMENT of ten minutes, a Jury to-day found Wu Kwong-iu, a Chinese soldier in- ternee, Not Guilty of the manslaughter of a fellow internee at the Argyle Street Camp on October 28.

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The case was heard before the Dr. I. Newton, of Kowloon Hos- Chief Justice, Sir Atholl Macpital, who operated on deceased, Gregor, at the Criminal Sessions, said that when he first saw him and Mr. J. P. Murphy, Crown he was in a state of unconscious- Counsel, assisted by Inspector ness and could only be roused Carey, prosecuted. The following with difficulty. There were bra- composed the jury-Messrs. F. C. sions on the left teraple and Grant, (foreman) Sou Zen-chang, bruise on the right chin, Lai Fung-king, Wong, Hay, A. A. operation was performed." Noronha, Campmen Chan and At the post mortem it was found Chui Kwan-chee,

that deceased had a very thiri

Mr. Murphy said that accused skull. In some places it was and decensed were both internees translucent. The brain tissuès at the Argyle Street, Internment wer? pulped and in some places camp. At about 5. p.m. on Octo- ¡clotted. There was no fracture of We have had our share of ber 25, accused went, to another the skull and no evidence of any 'taking it' and while we must internee, Tso Chul-po, and told disease of the brain. anticipate further vizorous attacks him to ask Wong Shui-tặng, dem Dr. Newton : anid that in his we face the future with confid- ceased, about an accusation that opinion only a slight blow waš ence. From now on we shall be had been made,

struck. Fear and anticipation of handing it out as well as taking. Tso tried to pacify him and a blow would lead to consider- it.

said Wong had", mentioned no able congestion in such a person. That is where the overseas names.

He agreed with a suggestion by, Dominions and friends can best

At about 6.10, accused went to his Lordship that it was probable assist.

Hut No. 13, where deceased was that if deceased had not gone into Your towns are beyond the and asked him directly to whom a funk in anticipating a blow, “he” reach of the bombing aeroplane. he was referring when he made might not have come to any harm. Your communications remain certain remarks. Wong said they Accused admitted striking de- uninterrupted. Your factories did not refer to him.

ccased, but said, accused struck can work a 24-hour day. Your Words were exchanged, Wong him first. “ workers can sleep in bed, at got up and caught accused by the nights.

wrist.

On this, accused, struck him a blow with his clenched list on the left temple,

If you will apply yourselves to the production of implements of war and the provision of shipping Wong swayed and was about to tonnage.. for transport then, with fall but he was helped by some

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the growth and development of the Dominions' war, potential in He was taken to hospital. He men and weapons, with the con- returned to the Camp but, in the tinued practical goodwill of the evening, started vomiting, blood | ...A: 16-year-old boy was sentent- United States and the increasing and sank......... into a saint-conscious, ed to one month's hard labour" by flow of supplies from that great state.

Mr. H, G. Sheldon, K. C., this

friends and taken out of the hut. TO PRISON

Industrial reservoir, we derive He was again taken to hospital, morning, for stealing a fountain deepening con@dence that wriggle and operated upon, but died the pen from Mr. G. Johnan, Chief as they may we shall eventually next morning... pin down and destroy, those en- emies of humanity as personified by Mussolint and Hitler'

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Jewellery, to the value of $160, was stolen from a hut in Sa Po

4: Au Tou; on Saturday,

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Officer of a British ship Fri-har |bour="yesterday, hayolni FMr.Johnson ->was walking.

Quequí's, Road. Central y afternoon, when accused Ion of the the fountain part-from

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