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IMMEDIATE ACTION

EXPECTED

BY U.S. U.S. Roosevelt Ready

NO WEATHER

To Act With Huge FORECASTS

Initial Gift

Gift DEFEATING

THE LEASE AND LEND BILL, WHICH WAS DRAMATICALLY PASSED BY THE UNITED STATES SENATE ON SATURDAY, IS EXPECTED TO BECOME LAW BY WEDNES- DAY AT THE LATEST.

The House of Representatives is likely to record its acceptance of the Senate's amend- ments on Tuesday, after which the Bill will be immediately placed before the President for signature.

are current

Meanwhile reports in the capital that a three-year programme of aid for Britain, in- volving the stupendous sum of $10,000,000,000, is being drafted as an immediate sequel to the Sen- ate's approve the Bill.

News of the passage of the Bill came too late for editorial com- ment in most of the New York morning newspapers yesterday. but radio commentators predicted: immediate and effective action as soon as Bill.

Immediate Action

WEYGAND

AT DARLAN

LUNCH PARTY

THE FIRE

RAIDER

The promptitude and efficiency with which in- cendiary bombs have been dealt with during enemy raids has resulted in the prevention of many a fire which might have proved serious.

While recording satisfactory

of the organisation progress

of fire prevention in the London area, a circular Issued by the Ministry of Home Security states that for still further efficiency all boroughs i and district councils in the London

structed to report arrangements

their areas.

EITHER

an-

The daily nouncement of local weather forecasts is included in the sus- pension of the issue of weather reports, stat- ed Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Director of the Royal Observatory, to the "China Mail" morning. The

this

suspension, which is a reminder of precautions taken in England and other places immediately on outbreak of the became effec- war, tive from yesterday.

BRITAIN'S WAR SAVING DRIVES

I

The City of London, the City of Westminster, all metropolitan boroughs in the whole of the county of Middlesex and the Essex boroughs of Bark- ing, East Ham, West Ham, Leyton, Ilford and Walt- hamstow will combine and hold a war weapons weeks simultaneously in May.

No objective has been fixed but attention is drawn to the large sums subscribed by

pro vincial towns and cities.

Liverpool, for instance, raised £11,808,741, Glasgow £10,500,- 000, Edinburgh | £10,234,053, Bir- mingham £8,145,148, Manches- ter

£7,177,434, and Sheffield

£5,017,184.

LAST WEEK'S WAR SAV- INGS TOTAL WAS £12,430,496 OF WHICH £4,476,731 WAS REFUGEE CAMP

IN SAVINGS CERTIFICATES, £3,614,765 IN DEFENCE BONDS the President signs the Admiral Darlan, Vice-civil defence region have been in-

INMATE'S LOSS

AND £4,880,000 FROM THE IN- Premier in the Vichy for fire bomb fighting throughout

CREASE IN THE BALANCE Government, yesterday

Pang Cheng-kang, residing in DUE TO DEPOSITORS IN THE The circular emphasises that Hut No. 48 in the Matauchung Re- POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK gave a luncheon in hon-members of fire parties should be fugee Camp, has reported the theft AND TRUSTEE SAVING The Washington correspondent| of the New York "Journal Ameri- our of General Weygand, invited to assume the obligations from the hut of $730 in jewellery, BANKS.

of civil defence volunteers if they which included a diamond ring can" says: "President Roosevelt is

The Lord Mayor's National Air Admiral Darlan had just re-have not done so by undertaking and a diamond bracelet, The Raid Distress Fund now amounts prepared to speed aid for Britain turned from Paris, where he had to give least 48 hours a month to theft is alleged to have by

occurred to £2,246,000-an increase on the turning

$1,000,000,000 been over

conducting conversations work of fire prevention--not mere- between 5 p.m. worth

and 7 p.m. yes- week of £30,000.-British Wire- warships, freighters. with of

the occupying authorities, ly at their own homes but terday.

less, aeroplanes. tanks, guns, ummuni-

General Weygand had just wherever required by the local au- tion, food and other supplies im- arrived back from North Africa, thorities-British Wireless. mediately after signing the Bill. where he spent a considerable

"Within a week. It is report-

time "inspecting" forces in the ed, he will ask Congress for

French colonial empire. $5,000,000,000 in cash and $5.-

Describing the luncheon, Toul- 000,000,000 in contractual au-

radic states ouse

that

General thority for British ald.

Huntziger, the War Minister, Ad- "HE MAY ISSUE A PRO-miral Platon, Minister of Colonies, CLAMATION PLACING THE

And General Bergeret, Chief of NATION ON AN EMERGENCY Vichy's Air Force, were present BASIS, AS A STEP TO SPEED After luncheon political and UP PRODUCTION FOR BOTH economi problems in North NATIONAL AND BRITISH DE- Africa were discuss d.---Reuter, FENCE.

"It is authoritatively reported that the request for additional funds for British aid will be over and above the $28,000,000,000 of the national defence programme." -Reuter.

OPEN LETTER TO HITLER

and

PILLBOX

SENTRY SHOOTING

THE TICKET That RACKET

a Chinese was shot on Saturday at 11 p.m. when refusing to

Convicted for selling tickets answer the challenge of a outside cinemas, contrary to the sentry was disclosed by Public Entertainment Regulations, the Military Authorities

Lo Ngok-kwal, 25, and Cheng

Ming, 22, were each fined $50 or this morning.

two months' hard labour, by Mr. D. J. N. Anderson at Kowloon this morning.

man,

According to a military spokes- there have been several thefts from military pill-boxes A 15-year-old boy was fined $10 for a similar offence,

during past months and the mill- in consequence Accused were arrested by Mr. J. F.tary authorities Mugford, of the Inland Revenue have increased patrols during the

Nathan, night in certain areas. A Greek newspaper on Satur- Department, outsid the day addressed an open letter to Mongkok and Sun Wah Theatres On Saturday night, a group of Herr Hitler saylag

yesterday afternoon when they Chinese were seen by a sentry Why does Germany want to upproached him with tickets.

trying to break into a pill-box. attack Greece? Hitler may per-

Before Mr. H. C. MacNamara, The sentry challenged them, but haps ask, what about the British? Chung Lam, 33. Chen Ka, 22, and the gang decided

on flight, with But the British were not brought Lai Kwok-yau, 18, pleaded not the result that one was shot and into Greece by the Greeks. It guilty to a similar offènce outside | died subsequently in hospital. wus the Italians who brought the Yaumati Theatre and were It is stated that the military them.

How shall we send away remanded for 24 hours. those who have fought in the air

and have given their life and MR. A. T. LAY BOUND blood on our soil.

Grecce will fight. As Greece has taught the whole world, how to live so she will, teach it once aggin, if need be, how to die

HUSTLE EXPECTED

The Greeks, are looking "with confidence to the administrative speed for which American execu- tivės are highly_famed,” said, the

FOR SINGAPORE

authorities are considering plac- ing booby-traps in the pill-boxes if the thefts do not stop.

Broadcasting Station, Mr. A. T.

The Secretary of the Hong Kong WATERLOO

Lay, left for Singapore on Friday evening...

Mr. Lay, it is understood, will remain in Singapore for about six months deputising for the Secre- tary of the Malayan: Broadcasting Station who has, proceeded on home leave.

FISHING IN LAMMA MINEFIELD !

ROAD TRAGEDY

Walking-in-Waterloo Road with a four,year-old girl in her arms, at about 9.15 p.m. yesterday, Mrs. Tyau, of No. 43, Nathan Road, was knocked down by a car said to have been driven by a Mr. A, M.

announcer on the Athens...... rudia) Three junk-masters, wore this last night commenting on the pás-morning fined $20 each by Com-Xavien.: sage of the Lease and Lend Bill mander J. Jolly, Harbour Master, Both: the woman and the child by the U.S. Senate on Saturday. for fishing in a prohibited were admitted to the Kowloon The announcer added: "We are area in the West Lamma Channel | Hospital; last night, but the child sure that effective material help] minefleld!:

died as a result of her injuries, at, 1,20/0.m. to-day.

for Greece in her struggle will im-|- Yip Ying, fish-dealer, was fined mediately be forthcoming-Reu- $8 for boarding the s.. Tjinegara Rer.

without permission of the master,

The woman is suffering from a fractured arm, not meubiquas dhid

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