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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 19, 1941

RADIO WAS ROBIN MOOR

8.00 ̈p.m.-Indian Programme. ̈*

6.45 p.m.-Closing Local Stock Quoth!

tions,

6.47 -p.m.-The Symphony Orchestra

and Nancy Evans (Soprano).

7.20 p.m.-Grleg-Sonata in C Minor,

Op. 45.

7.48 p.m.-Grieg Songs.

8.00 p.m.-London Relny-The News. 6.10 p.m.-London Relay-"'Questions of

the Hour".

0.30 p.m.-A Military Band Concert. 0.00 p.m.-Local Time Signal and Pro-

gramme Summary,

9.02 p.m.-Reginald Foort at the Organ,

Hits from the Shows-Intro: Crash! Bang I want to go Home: Comes Love: Let's make Memories to- night; Have you inet Miss Jones; F. D. R. Jones: Good-bye Sally. Leslie Stuart Selection -Intro:

Soldiers of the King: Tell me Palm; Little Doily Daydream

pretty maiden: In the shade of the

Sweetheart May: Lily of Laguna, 0.15 p.m.-Studio-Local Newslattor.

9.30 p.m.-A Light Orchestral Pro

gramme with Vocal Duets by Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth, 9.45.10.00 p.m.-News In French

Short Wave only).

(on

10.00 p.m.-London Relay-The News

and News Commentary.

10.15 p.m.-Dance Music.

Fox-Trots-Safe In My Heart: When?

....The Organ, The Dance Band & Me. Slow Fox-Trot-Careless; Fox- Trot--Seventeen

Candles....

SINKING PLANNED

IN ADVANCE?

COMMENTING ON THE United States mea- sures against German agencies and funds, the Lon- don "Times" writes editorially that everyone familiar with the kind of activity in which Germans living abroad are expected to engage under the direction of the Nazi organisation run by Herr Bohle, will understand why the U.S. Government felt compelled to terminate the long-standing abuse of American hospitality.

After recalling the circumstances of the sinking of the Robin Moor, "The Times” says that in addi- You Come to the End of a Journey tion to these plain facts, the American Government now has reason to believe the whole affair had been carefully planned, the approximate point of attack and the sort of vessel to be attacked being chosen to make the greatest possible impression on South American countries.

A

brose & his Orchestra. Swing Fox-

Trots-Bluc Strings: Keep Goin' Bert Firman's Quintuplets of Swing

Wallz-Little Anne... Jungherr's Accordeon Melodians. Quickstep

(from

Are You Havin' Any Fun? (from The little dog laughed"); Slow Fox-Trot-Where

When or "Babes in Arms").

Orchestra. his

INDO-CHINA

WILL TAKE

Remarking that verbal protests and arguments based on interna-

law &tional

are "an Ambrose

ineffective Tangos Pura means of dealing with pirates," Milonga: Mal De Ausencia.... the newspaper mentions the sug- Orquesta Tipica Francisco Canaro.gestion that American merchant Quickstep-Swingin' In the Corn ships be armed. (ftm "Radio City Revels")...Nat It adds it is also reported that Gonella & his Georgians. Fox-Trot

progress for negotiations are in You've Done Something to My Heart; Slow Fox-Trot-The Drift the construction of air bases (both from C. B. Cochran's "Eights the coast of Brazil, for which cre- Up". Jack Hylton & his Orch, dits would

the be advanced by 11.00 p.m.-London Relay To Talk of United States and which would be

Many Things".

available for use by the American air force.

11.16 p.m.-Close down.

One-man Battle In China

An

Vital Area

on

The Robin Moor was sunk in

NO ACTION

No action is contem- Indo-China

plated by

the waist of the Atlantic. about authorities against some half way between Dakar and 200 Britishers living in Pernambuco. It is a vital area

following the

for United States communications Saigon, with South America, South Africa Franco-British hostilities and East Africa.

"The Times" suggests that over Syria, reliable sources while a base on the Brazilian said.

side would be useful, its usa. fulness would be more than doubled if supplemented by base in West Africa.

a

official tribute to the work of Sir Frederick than a day's motor run from Dak- Sites in British Gambia no more Maze, Inspector-General ar could be leased to the United States on the analogy of the West of the Chinese Maritime Indian bases.-Reuter. Customs, was paid in the House of Commons yes-

terday after a question CHINA

about the control of the

Customs in the occupied FINANCE

areas of China.

thi

Mr. Anthony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, pointed out that Inspector-General continues to ad- minister the Customs service. al! over China, including the Marine Department, which deals with

CONFERENCE

Colonial officials are aware of the awkward position Indo-China occupies during the Syrian flare- up, but they hope they can keep aloof from

French any other participation in the European conflict. Their aim, sources said, is to continue peaceful relations with other Far Eastern countries. Business circles emphasised that Indo-China is virtually depend- ent upon the continuation of local trade to survive, since European trade has ceased. Therefore, they said, it is to the colony's advan- tage to retain the status quo.

In any event, it is believed that Indo-China will not participate, now that Anglo-French hostilities have begun.-Associated Press.

At the opening of the JAPANESE

lighthouses and harbour services. Third National Financial

but he has to take into considera-

tion the requirements

of the Conference in Chungking PLANNING

occupying power in occupied areas, yesterday, Mr. Lin Sen,

Sir Alfred Knox asked whe-

ther it was realised that Sir Chairman of the National NEW DRIVE?

Frederick Maze was putting up Government, called atten-

a single-handed fight for British tion to the two important]

interests in the Far East,

and

IN

INTENSIVE RECONNOITRING

THE PAST TWO DAYS: ALONG

asked whether the Foreign items on the Conference BY JAPANESE AIRCRAFT Secretary would do everything agenda, namely, readjust- BOTH BANKS OF THE SIANG

possible to help him.

Mr. Eden replied: "I would join in paying the warmest pos-

sible tribute to the work Sir Fre→ derick is doing."-Reuter,

AID TO BRITISH EXPORTERS

ment and collection of RIVER IN NORTHERN HUNAN, INCLUDING THE TOWNS OF the land tax by the Cen- HSIANG YING, SIN SHIH, AND tral Government and re- CHING CHIN, IS CAUSING SPECULATION IN CHUNGKING form of the financial WHETHER THE JAPANESE IN- TEND TO LAUNCH A DRIVE IN system.

THAT REGION. These items, said Mr. Lin, were Fie,d despatches from the among the most important of Northern Hunan front report that resolutions adopted at the recent the Japanese forces in Southern Plenary Session of the Kuo-Hupeh along the Hupeh-Hunan mintang Central Executive Com-highway have launched attacks mittee and were of vital concern between Tungchen, Tsungyang A NEW SYSTEM TO HELP to the war of resistance and to and Tungshan towards points on BRITISH EXPORTERS TO national reconstruction.

the Hunan border but it is pointed AVOID UNNECESSARY DE- Reform of the financial system, out that so far the fighting has LAYS IN THE TRANSIT OF Mr. Lin. said, constituted a funda been of minor importance. GOODS HA'S BEEN INTRO- mental condition of a modern Information reaching. Chinese DUCED BY THE MINISTRY OF state, for as the Central Govern- military authorities in Chungking ECONOMIC WARFARE

BY MEANS OF THE ISSUE OF Ament and local governments are indicates that the Japanese have "DESTINATION CONTROL CER- one body politic, there must be been sending reinforcements to the intimate association between Hankow area, probably between TIFICATE.”

one and two divisions-Reuter. them. Under present mothods, when it

Therefore, ini the administra- is necessary to tranship goods, for example, at Lisbon for Switzer- tion of finance there must.. be could only be land, or at more distant ports like unity, which

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