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THE CHINA MAIL, APRIL 2, 1941.
STRANGLING CONTROL OF TRADE IN CHINA
THE JAPANESE military have assumed
complete economic control in Japanese-occu- RELIGIOUS
pied China in the past twelve months, says
"The Economist" in an article on the Far East SUPPRESSION
situation.
To-day, says the writer, the Japanese IN GERMANY military dominate not only the semi-official Fresh accusations about Japanese development companies, and their religious conditions in 30 odd subsidiary companies, but also the Germany were made in a manufacturing industries and all lines of broadcast from the Vati-
can radio last night. trade which, originally, had been reserved for private Japanese interests.
SOCIETY WEDDING TO-DAY
The announcer declared that religious houses had been closed all over Germany, often with no The result is a complete ab-pretext at all. and these houses sence in these areas not only of are not returned to their proper Chinese but also of Japanese pri-owners,
vate economic initiative and in- "The recruiting of Christians is vestment.
made difficult and religious in- The parts
of China best destruction is almost entirely absent veloped in former times have in schools, in many of which Been in the power of the Japan-priest is not allowed to enter the ese military for over three years, classes.
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Although Japan's economic dom- "Difficulties are also placed in ination is greater than ever, the the way of a priest in communi- yield to Japan is lower than ever, cating with and assisting soldiers, Japan sells less in China than and he knows that any slight er- before the start of the invasion ror he may make against one or and at the same time Japan the other of the Government rules gets less Chinese supplies than may result in his expulsion from before.
the parish."-Reuter.
Except for monthly shipments
A brilliant Society wedding took place at St. of some 400,000 tons of coal, Chin-
ese supplies are insignificant for! Joseph's Church this Japan's economy, morning when Mile. Leonie Alice Maria de Chaffoy de
Profitable Investment
Official Japanese "development" Courcelles,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
TWO KILLED BY A BUS
work in China is but an auxiliary Following an accident in which war activity. The chances of two elderly Chinese. man and profitable investment in occupied wife, were fatally injured tal have disappeared.
E. E. M. R. H. de Chatoy China for Japanese private capi- at the junc ion of Castle Peak
de Courcelles, became the bride of Mr. Louis Geraid Henri de San, Secretary to the Belgian Embassy in China.
mands in China Proper.
Road and Yen Chau Street on Complete Japanese military con- Monday night, Wong Pul, 33, trol has made Occupied China's driver employed by Kowloori whole economy subsidiary to the Motor-bus Company, was charg~ various Japanese Army Com-ed with driving without due care and caution before Mr. H. ́ C. The control is serving the Macnamara at Kowloon this immediate purpose of assisting morning and remanded for three Japan's fighting forces in the days. field and of providing them Bail of $250 was allowed, with some pocket-money, apart. from the war funds raised by the Tokyo Government, Moreover, the control. is being used to help transform Occupied A floating mine has been re- China into another Japanese Army ported to the Harbour Department of the Manchurian 2-1/4 miles North-east from Lin- reservation
MINE ADRIFT
His Excellency the Belgian Ambassador to China, Baron Guil- laume, and the Belgian Consul- General for Hong Kong, Mr. H. Vanderstraeten, were witnesses to the marriage which was perform- ed by His Excellency Mgr. H. Valtorta, Bishop of Hong Kong.
Present at the ceremony were over one hundred of the Colony's leading personalities, including and Korean types by excluding tin Island. The position is given representatives
Services, or subjugating all other Japan- as Lat. 22 degs. 09' North Government Departments, Con- ese, and, of course, all Western Long. 114 degs. 03′ East, appro- sular Body, and Chinese Govern-interests.
ximately. ment organisations.
of the
Carrying a bouquet of white lilies and elegantly attired in an exquisite gown of white brocade satin, cut on Strict Princess lines, the charming bride arrived at the Church on the arm of her father who gave her away.
Her mother was Matron of Honour, choosing a dress of fine blue French Lace and a bouquet of pink roses.
The bridesmaids were Miss J. Challinor and Miss S. Christen- sen, one wearing a dress of pink flowered taffeta and the other of blue flowered taffeta, fashioned
on
early Victorian lines. Each carried a bouquet of white carna-
tions.
Reuter.
HITLER LOSING BATTLE OF ATLANTIC
and
EVENTS IN THE last day or two provided a
very fine curtain raiser to his remarks, as the Parlia- ment Private Secretary to the First Lord of the Admiralty began in a speech on the “war at sea.” - Mr. M. Pirenne, manager of the Banque Belge pour l'Etranger Commander Fletcher added he would like to under-deprecate any criticism just now of the morale and
courage of the Italian Navy..
(Extreme Orient), S.A., took the duties of best man.
The Reception
The battle showed what a re- now opening. The great bulk of After the ceremony, a largely-markable degree of cooperation seaborne traffic was concentrated attended reception was given in there had been between the three in the North Atlantic and, suy job the Jacobean Room, Hong Kong fighting forces, Army, Navy and of protecting it was far more Hotel, following which the newly- Air Force.
formidable than in 1914 to 1918. weds left for Repulse Bay for the
In the fast war: five; navies honeymoon.
cooperated. In the task of de fending our shipping in the "At-
·lantie,”. Now we were under. taking it singin-handed and must expect the battle to be severe as Hitler, had pledded himself, to victory In 1941 and could noty thieve that "view tory unless he won the battle of the Atlantio..
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The Navy had a tremendous task. It had, to watch for hostile The parents of the bride ore navies, traverse all the oceans of Belgian residents of the Colony the world and cover an immense. of long standing, Mr. Chaffoy de blockade. Courcelles being the managing Criticism of the Navy, he director of C. Ingenohl Limited thought, was very small indeed (The Orient Tobacco Manufac-| and when it arose it was generally tory),
because not a sufficient number The bridgegroom, who is a god-of armed vessels were provided son of the late King Albert of to protect convoys. Belgium, is the only son of M. "Some people think you can get General Secretary of the Belgian ships as you can call a taxicab in Congo and formerly Governor of London. When it is raining heavi the Kasal Province in the Congo.ly you may wait a long time be He entered the diplomatic service fore you get a taxi but as far as of his country in 1935, being first the Navy is concerned it is rain posted to Berlin and then to ing heavily all the time." Chungking, where he has been for the past two years.
Edouard de San, of Brussels, Hon.
Battle: Opening
Every Tuseday there was pub- lihed a list of sinkings of British and Allied vessels and these, he said, were absolutely true. Very often they contained sinking of vessels not actually, engaged. Im trading with Britain..
WE CAN SAY DEFINITELY The Battle of the Atlantic was AT PRESENT THAT SINKINGS He holds the Belgian record for
ME DO NOT APPEAR TO BE ON A the highest flight for gliders with height of 6,200 feet over China's SCALE SUFFICIENTLY HIGH 16,000 feet, and in April, 1940, war capital,
TO GIVE HITLER THE VIC- broke all Far East records for He holds the rank of Lieutenant TORY TO WHICH HE HAS soaring and gliding with a sus in the reserve of cavalry of the PLEDGED HIS PEOPLE-BRI-
:
tained flight of five hours and a
ler Regiment. Royal des Guides. TISH WIRELESS.
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