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CHINA MAIL

FIRST NEWSPAPER IN THE FAR EAST. ESTABLISHED 1845.

No. 92,053

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1941

Price: 10 cta.

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Australia's Choices

BUTTER

BATTLE ROYAL IN BUCHAREST

Rebellious Iron Guardists Fight Troops COLONEL HUNDREDS OF DROPS A BRICK

An "old school tie" con- troversy, which has been raging in the British news- papers for

some days, reached Parliament yes- terday.

The controversy was started by an allegation by Lt. Col. Bingham in "The Times" that army officers from the middle classes had "fallen down on the job."

Yesterday Mr. M. K. MacMillan (Labour, Western Isles) asked Captain Margesson, the War Se- cretary, in the House whether disciplinary action would be laken.

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Captain Margesson King's Regulations forbade sol. diers to publish press views on military subjects without special authority.

Lt-Col. Bingham's attention had

been called to this and a report 'asked from him. Action to be taken would be determined after a reply was received.-Reuter.

"DAILY WORKER"

RAIDED

THOUSANDS FOR WAR INDUSTRY

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Since Britain expect no "appreci- the oble" aid from United States for nearly a

year, plans were announced in London last night to "draft" hundreds of thousands of persons for a spurt in Britain's war production effort. White-collar workers will be put in overalls and industrial draft regulations will be extended to meet more age groups in the struggle to boost production. Inter- national News Service.

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Tanks In Action And Machine-Guns

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RUMANIAN TROOPS AND 500 REBEL- LIOUS IRON GUARDISTS FOUGHT A LONG PITCHED BATTLE IN THE HEART OF BUCH- AREST LAST NIGHT, AND OTHER CLASHES IN PROVINCIAL CITIES CAUSED HEAVY CAS- UALTIES, ACCORDING TO REPORTS RECEIV- ED IN BUDAPEST.

Scores were injured and two Iron Guard- ists killed in the Bucharest fight during which two tanks and machine-auns were brought into action.

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Communists are reported to be forces of special guards surround-

Michael's Palace King involved in a series of ba tles which grew out of the murder of Bucharest, Government Ministries a German soldier by a naturalised and the headquarters of the Ger-

man military mission. Greek on Monday.

the Iron Guard sponsors of wave of demonstrations ro- volted when General Antonescu, the Premier, sought to re- move them by volunteer auxili. ary police.

Meanwhile tanks and strong

SORROW

ANGER?

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent) AXIS PROPAGANDA MUST BE SERIOUS- LY AT À LOSS IF IT HAS TO DESCRIBE THE HITLER - MUSSOLINI MEETING AS THE GREATEST EVENT OF THE YEAR. THE MEET- ING COULD DO NO MORE THAN REAFFIRM Britain's leading Com-A COMPLETE AGREEMENT OF POLICY. munist newspaper, the Their combined strength could not be in- "Daily Worker," has been creased by the meeting nor unity be closer as suppressed by Govern- ment under the Defence they have always boasted this was complete. Regulations.

Axis commentators, ceeding at Vichy, and Hitler has probably been liberal with the

Another Left Wing periodical however, claim startling called The Week" was similar- events will follow. The ly suppressed yesterday.

The Home Secretary is satisfied Dictators decided not only that these papers systematically to defeat Britain but on publish matter calculated to -10- ment opposition to the successful the means of doing it. prosecution of the war, states an oficial announcement.

This type of threat is nothing now. Some points about the meeting, however ars more sig nificant..

Officers of Scotland Yard raid- ed the offices of the "Dally Worker" yesterday and stopped. It occurred on German soll, al-, publication just as as newspaper most certainly at Berchtesgaden, was going to press. Reuter, and the Duce, there is little doubt Orders have also been made un- went because he was summoned. der the Defence Regulations 9. He needs all possible help but directing that printing presses "cannot have asked the role, of and other apparatus shall not be suppliant, se used until leave of the High Court has been obtained and authorising the police to take steps, such as taking possession of the plant or premises, as may; appear neces-

for securing compliance| the Orders.British Wire

Doubtless future plans were dis cussed but they are German and not Italian plans.

Linked With Vichy The plani. are linked with the negotiations" "that" have been-pro-

Duce's aspirations against France:

It is suggested the Germans insisted on unity of command. This is 'more likely to be the real issue at a later date, when the Germans have decided where the big gamble is to be made.

Their intentions are still very may secret and preparations equally aim at an Invasion of Bri- tain on of an advance-in the Bal kans.

Pretence Of Neutrality

It is significant that the Gér- man air force has not yet been employed, at least directly against Greece, thus maintaining a pretence of neutrality.-

Undoubtedly Hitler the gambler favours an attack on Britain as the surest way to victory, if suc cessful, but he obviously. Is hav¬ Ing qualms in view of the «rliks

Reuter,

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Military police occupied industrial plants in various parts of the city.

Troops finally cleared a police station of Iron Guardists last night after a fierce battle with 500 Iron Guards.

force The entire police taken over yesterday by the Anny, which also occupied the Buchar- est general post office-Interna- tional News Service.

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AIR ACTIVITY OVER BRITAIN IN DAYLIGHT

There was consider- able enemy air activ- the eastern ity over

part of England dur- ing daylight yesterday but no important at- tack developed.

It is officially stat- ed that a few bombs fell in the outskirts of London and at points in the Home and Eastern Counties. Some damage was done to houses but very few casualties are reported.-Reuter.

"BROOKHAM'S" CHIEF OF STAFF Major-General R. H. Dowding, Chief of the Combined Staff of the different - Services under the WEATHER FORECAST: — South Commander-in-Chief, Far East, and south-east winds, mo- and Wing-Commander Yarde, ar- derate; cloudy generally, oc. Irived at Rangoon yesterday, says ∙casional rain.

Reuter.

HAVE AN H. B.-

HIR

AND THEN TRY!