1941-06-17 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 17, 1941.

Brilliant casting is one of the main reasons why "Chad Hanna" has won round after round of applause at previews. Shown here are some of the f. miliar film favourites who bring the beloved characters of Wal or D. Edmonds' best-selling novel to life in the 20th Century-Fox Technicolour film at the King's Theatre. At top (left to right) Linda Darnell, Henry Fonda and Dorothy Lamour, who are starred, While the brii- liant cast aleo Includes (below) Jane Darwell, Guy Kibbee and John Carradine.

MENZIES' WARNING TO U.S.--"ALL OUT OR PERISH"

AFTER CONFERRING with President Roose- velt at the White House for more than an hour, Robert Gordon Menzies, Prime Minister of Austra- lia, made a moving appeal for increased American aid against the Axis.

The Prime Minister, who was on his way home after conferring with Winston Churchill, made a speech before the National Press Club.

"This kind of war is no part- our enemy? I don't think even

EFFECT OF THE WAR ON CLUBS

After hearing of the effects of the war on West End clubs the Rating Ap- peals Committee of Lon- don Sessions allowed the appeal of the Conser- vative Club, St. James's Street, S.W., against a gross annual value of £6,800, fixed by Westmins- ter Assessment Commit- tee.

Other club news is that the Windham, in St. James's-square, one of the oldest of London clubs, with a membership of about 800, has decided to close, though only temporarily. owing to falling membership.

Seven leading London clubs have suffered from air raids, and three have dissolved membership for financial reasons. Yet, despite all tribulations, clubland general- ly is flourishing.

Some of the Service clubs, for instance, never had such large permanent or temporary member- ships.

The Carlton's Hosts

Appearing for the Conserva- tive Club in the appeal, Mr. A. S. Comyns-Carr, K.C., said that gross receipts, which in 1938 were £34,282, dropped in 1940 to £23,875; membership fell from 1.423 in 1939 to 1,044 in 1941; and subscriptions decreased from

£21,148 to £12,629.

"The gross receipts would have been still lower," said Mr. Com- yns-Carr, "but for the fact that two other clubs-the Carlton and another-received bomb damage and their members were given temporary hospitality."

Capt. A. F. Bourdas, Westmins- ter City Valuer, stated that flats occupied by working classes were the only type of hereditaments in Westminster not affected by the war. The general fall of values in all classes of heredita- ment

in Westminster was

20 per cent.

The Committee, allowing the appeal with costs, reduced the valuation to £5.000.

Mr. R. M. Montgomery, K.C., for Westminster Assessment Com- mittee, intimated that there would be an appeal, and also in the case of the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park-lane, W. the rating valua tion of which was reduced but recently from £25,800 to £ 16,125.

GERMAN

time business," he sa'd, This our enemy will say that. THEFT OF

kind of war is not to be won!

without 100 per cent. of the war- "Have we sustained these de-

like strength and activity of the feats because the people of Great CHURCH

people who wish it to be won in Britain have become broken or a certain way."

'divided? Every time a hammer Condemnation was voiced for blow descends on the people of "the calculators" who advocate Great Britain their temper be-

the "cautious" way

TREASURES

of employing comes keener, their strength be. A fresh wave of Nazi "Have we lost these battles be- terrorism has been sweep- man cause we have less skill in war? ing over Poland accord-

only 10 or 20 per cent. of the comes greater. income of a country. Machine power, he said, and not power will decide the war.

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"Why have we lost them? we ing to trustworthy reports 2,000 “SNUFFS" have become "WHIFFS”

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Over 3,000 Polish political pri-

"The man who is going to win, with the machinery of war.

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Mr. Menzies stated,

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Not A European Problem

in

the Oswiecim concentration camp have died from ill-treatment dur- ing the past eight months.

Mgr. Anthony Nowowiejski, Archbishop of Zlock, has

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With a word for those who arrested and deported to an un- never hear a shot fired in this would hold aloof, he said: war, who may never wear a uni-' "This nonsense about an intra-known destination. The Gniezno form, but they will be helping to European struggle is, of all non-clerical seminary. Is now occupied win it because day after day and sense that I have listened to, the deacon, Adam Rozalski, was shot by the Gestapo and the church night after night these people will worst. This is not a struggle for be working in factories producing some European political problem, in the street. In the district of machines.

Sandomierz seven · Roman Catho- I don't care a hoot for the in-" "If we are realists, we will not ternal polities, of Europe. Not a

lic priests have been murdered be thinking half so much in terms hoot. I care a great deal for the recently by the Nazis. of man-power as we will in termis liberty if this world, and I care

The Germans have stolen from of machine power.

a great deal for the liberty of the Cracow Cathedral, the corona- "Concentrate on this fact, that people whom I am proud to re- tion and burial-place of the Pol- unless this war is over on our present."

ish kings, 12 gold vessels, the terms, then the future of business "This is no battle for the gifts of the various kings and and the future of your personal politica of Europe. This is a queens; several gold containers interests will not be worth very battle for humanity; nothing studded with precious stonest much debate."

less, for humanity, s

priceless historical church' robes He hoped, he said, that nobody "I should like to be able to get dating from the 12th century. imagined he was "one of there down into the mind of every man Eight religious paintings by Kul- fatuous optimists. who sees in who has doubts about this thing bach dating from the 18th century every defeat a victory.

and say to him and make him have disappeared from the church "Quite to the contrary," Mr. answer the question to himself, of St. Mary, in Cracow market Menzies gcontinued. "I am a Do you feel that you will be a square, together with six : gold bollaver in looking all these freer man if Germany wins? Do Church plates. facts honestly, and straight, in you feel that you will be a less Altogether 87 chaplains, in- the face, and the frot, la that, frée man if Germany, wins?" cluding 37 monks and missionar

we have, since this war began, "These are great questions, and les have been removed, from the austained many defeats, a long this is a time, an urgent time, Cracow diocese to the Mundbou- "Have we sustained them, be- when we must answer them sen (Austria) Concentration, -cause we had less courage than honestly to ourselve

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