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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 1, 1941.

Asbestos gloves, apron and heimet, complete with an Robes. to: cnuffer are haing sunnlied in Britain as equipment for the

fire-bomb flighter and spotter. With this outfit one can deal with an incendiary bomb without any fear of its flames. (Copy- right. Fox),

OI-BOYS GO ALL ETONIAN

(By A Special Correspondent)

THE OLD SCHOOL TIE is being flaunted in Lambeth-walk. A few days ago Mr. Edwin Day, Lambeth councillor and a member of the board of the Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer, remembered 1,200 schoolboy suits that were used in the M.-G.-M. film "Good-bye, Mr. Chips."

"The very thing for the boys of Lambeth who have lost their clothes in bombed homes," he said.

SOLDIERS TO GROW FOOD NOW

Soldiers in requisitioned pro- perties are to cultivate the gar- dens where the owners cannot do so themselves.

No War Department land is to be left uncultivated if it can be used for the production of food.

A War Office committee hos been formed, states the Ministry of Information, and steps are to

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Germans Playing Up Incident Off Algeria

(By Reuter's Diplomatic Correspondent)

THE GERMANS ARE PLAYING UP THE INCIDENT OFF THE AL GERIAN COAST WHEN FOUR FRENCH MERCHANTMEN FORCED THE BRITISH CONTRABAND CONTROL.

The British have excellent reasons for be- lieving the ships were laden with contraband, chiefly a big consignment of rubber.

The incident is unfortunate, as the Vichy Government are acting under the inspiration, if not pressure, of the Germans.

The rights of the British for en- force the blockade are indespal- able in international law, and it was only by the exercise of great self-restraut that the British lact not employ the power which was in their hands of using roercion against the blockade runners, but higher considerations of humatt- ity prevailed despite the added, i provocation of shell fire from shore bultenes and attacks from The

air

Britain has obviously no wish to quarrel with Vichy or inter, fore with legitimate traffic be tween non-occupied France and her colonies, but it is clear that!

Germany cannot be allowed to take advantage of British gen- erosity and forbearance,

Clear Language

It is therefore to be expecteri, that Britain's attitude in this and cognate questions will be repeat ed

to Vichy [01 unmistakeable language to remove the chances of repetition of such incidents.

The British Government has known for some time that' French vessels have been carry rying goods destined for Ger. many.

He put the idea up to Lambeth i Council and to the film people A | cable was sent to the managing Most revealing was the pro- director of the film company in gramme for French railway trans- America. His reply was un en-port drawn up by the German's thusiastic "Yes,"

recently, covering January 15 to result 400 school- March 1, which fell into British. boys in Lambeth are going hands.

As

to school in clothes of According to this programme public school cut. Suits, shirts, some 30,000 tons of bauxite, 10,000. overcoats, blazers, braces, caps, tons of aluminium and thousands - and other items were handed out of tons of rubber were to be trans- to the lucky boys by the Mayor ferred from unoccupied France to and Mayoress of Lambeth,

Germany.

The boys looked so much like the "sons of gentlemen" that Nitrates For Huns their mothers were awestruck and, the cheeky kida, of

Absolute priority over other home

streets, called them the shipments was provided in "Toffs of. Lambeth."

programme for some 200,000 tons

their

the

be taken so that all suitable Land Their schoolmasters feel, almost of nitrate which had arrived in shall be cultivated and new veget-obliged to call out "Gentlemen, unoccupied France from Chile.

instead of: "Boys". when there's a The Free French newspaper

able gardens started.

Where cultivation of suitable noise in the classroom. requisitioned land can best be achieved by letting land to local farmers, it will be let.

The proposal is that the cul- tivation of land in the occupa.

tion of troops shall be comput.

sory.

Tools, seeds and manure will be provided from Treasury advances, which will be repayable.

As a general rule, the produce will be sold to N.A.A.F.I. at wholesale prices, and after the advances have been.repaid, the balance of the net profits will be divided between the Trea. sury and the units concerned. It is expected that 20,000 acres of such land can be cultivated in the whole country.

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HIGH HOPE IN ERITREA

Black Eyes

"It's smashing," said young Bert Vincent, one of the

Tolfs," when he was asked what Lambeth

he thought of his new rig-out.

'Course, some of the other

chaps jeered when they saw us. But they don't do it now. we a black eye or two show. ing we were still Lambeth boys In spite of the duds.

won

'Now the rest are envious.” One lucky lad is wearing the suit in which Terry Kilburn, the young film star, played the part of a schoolboy in the film.

the rest.

published in London writes: "Frenchmen will realise, despite the efforts of the Vichy radio, that Admiral Darlan is playing the Germans' game. He is pushing extreme limits collaboration with the Reich to as as Laval would

have done.

If Darlan is tied to Berlin, the French nation repudiates this out- attitude and remains rageous faithful to the alliance with Bri- tain, who is fighting for victory over the common enemy."-Reu-

ter.

Vichy Denial

A communique denying that than food- any materials other

He doesn't know it, because stuffs were on board the convoy it was thought unfair to give off Algiers, says the cargoes can- one boy such a superiority over sisted of 15,000 tons of rice and The old stagers of Lambeth sugar, being sent from Madagas Walk find it a bit hard to say and Marseilles for next month's

car and Indo-China for Algeria į "Oi!" with such gentlemanly lads rations, 1,500 tons of vegetables about. They are practising "I say" and seeds from Morocco for the over their pints of bitter.

non-occupied zone, and 7,000 tons of barley from Morocco intended for the native, population, of Algerin. Reuter,

CHEERFUL TENDENCY

J

ON STOCK MARKET

THE MILITARY CORRESPON. DENT OF THE STOCKHOLM "TIDNINGEN" -- POINTED OUT YESTERDAY THAT TWO CAPI TALS — ASMARA AND ADDIS ABABA ARE NOW THREA- TENED BY THE BRITISH IN AFRICA AND THAT, ITALIAN RESOURCES IN ÁBYSSINIA ARE NOW BEING EXHAUSTED.

The British can now entertain There was a cheerful tendency dustrials broadened ・ While home high hopes of completing the Eust on the London Stock Exchange rails. and Kafira met with some *African campaign before the rains. yesterday on the naval success in demand, Greek and Japanese They can then release forces for the Mediterranean but, price bonds wore higher among foreign important operations in Libya and movements were small, though Issues, Wall Street was quietly. the Balkans. -Router.

the markets: génerally were flrm, firm. -- Reuter.

3. There was fair support of glit- edged which closed slightly high- er though a trifle, below the best on-profit-taking---Demand: förlin-

!

PLEASED IF WIFE RE-WEDS

The hope that his wife would re-marry that if sh dict. he would regard it as a compliment; to himself was expressed in the

will of Mr. Eustace Sharpley Merklings, of Kent Road, Harro. gate.

his!

Mr. Meddings expressed

wife "who has gratitude to his always been the source of my greatest happiness."

"It is my earnest wish," Mr. Meddings said, "that she should continue to exhibit the same wis- dom and business ability that she has always displayed in my life- time, and retain her capital in her own hands, but to take the

ANOTHER SHARP RAID

ON TRIPOLI

Another heavy raid on Tripoli was mode on Sunday, in con- tinuance of the R.A.F. support of the army operations in Abyssi- nia and elsewhere.

R.A.F. bombers on Sunday bombed and mach in e-gunned enemy positions. All our aircraft returned safely from these operations. Reuter.

SACKED RECTOR MAY HELP WAR

The Rev. William Henry Hop- kins, fifty-seven-year-old rector of Blunham. Beds, glanced sadly round his room at the rectory,

"suppose I shall have to leave Blunham then." he said. "It will hurt-but I shall try to make up for all I have lost by doing good in other ways." The rector had just heard the decision of the Bishop of St. Al- bans to deprive him of his living..

He told a reporter that if there were no hope of an appeal; he would do some kind of war work. A Bedford Consistory Court advice of a reliable stockbroker last year found the rector guilty with regard to making, retaining of twenty-six charges-eleven of or selling investiments.

drinking, nine of resorting to Mr. Meddings, whose estate was taverns and alehouses, and six of valued at £19,030, left all his accosting women... The rector property to his wife.

denied all the allegations.

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