1941-07-04 — Page 2

NAZI

AGENTS

THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 4, 1941.

IN EIRE

Anxiety Expressed In Commons

"OPEN BORDER" COMMONS

FROM ULSTER NOT

"A MENACE TO THE safety of Britain," SATISFIED

due to the ease with which German agents are able to cross the border from Ulster to Eire and despatch information to Germany in sealed diplomatic bags, was alleged at ques- tion time in the House of Commons by Sir William Davison (Cons.) yesterday.

Mr. Gamm ans (Cons.), in the debate on Sir John Anderson's speech on British

pro- paganda methods, doubt.

The Home Secretary, Mr. Herbert Morried whether the arrange- ments explained by the| son, however, declared the questioner was

Minister would meet the under a misapprehension in thinking no pre-

case. cautions were taken to hinder German agents crossing the border.

On the contrary, all practical steps had been taken.

Several questioners continued to insist upon the urgency of the matter.

Sir Hugh O'Neill (Conservative member for Antrim, Northern Ireland) asserted the position was unsatisfactory, and he urged Mr. Morrison, in conjunction with the Prime Minister, to go into the matter personally.

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Mr. Morrison promised

to do

Dublin Radio

Another member asked whe- ther Britain had the power to prevent the inclusion of secret in- formation in diplomatic bags from Dublin to Berlin.

TOUR OF BURMA'S

DEFENCES

IN RAPID TOURS OF THE VARIOUS

OF FRONTIERS BURMA THE GOVERNOR, BRAVING THE FURY OF THE MONSOON, HAS COMPLETED A 1,000-MILE 10-DAY TOUR OF BURMA'S TENASSERIM, EASTERNMOST DÍVISION.

Ger-

The R.A.F. bombing of mans would be increased in effec- tiveness if accompanied by, the right sort of propaganda.

MR. GRAHAM WHITE. (LIB.) WHO WAS "DISMAYED THAT LITTLE ALTERATION WAS PROPOSED, SAID HE DID NOT

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NAZI NEWS AGENCIES TO LEAVE CHUNGKING

The two German news agencies repre- sented in Chungking, Trans-Ocean

and

D.N.B., are withdraw- ing, it is learned in the Chinese capital, ac- cording to Reuter.

JAPAN'S POLICY OF VIGILANCE

The "Japan Times and Advertiser" regarded as the mouthpiece of the Foreign Office, declared: "Although the nature of the national programme sanctioned at the Imper- ial Conference on July 2 has not been revealed, obviously. vigilance is the

GREEK OFFICERS watchword. CHARGED

"

The newspaper made this state- ment in the course of an editorial entitled "Japan's policy decided." It stated: "The nature of the policy adopted was not and need

It adds Mr. Matsuoka called for calm and composure and for a to the august

The case against four not be specifled."

CRITICISE THE MINISTRY OF, Greek officers of the s.s. INFORMATION FOR NOT DO- Olga E. Emebericos, national response

WHAT

GERMAN PRO-

HAD DONE

BUT accused

of

con-will of the Emperor.

ING PAGANDA THE MINISTRY WAS "A GREAT tinued wilful neglect of AMORPHOUS CONGLOMERA-|

duty by absenting them- SPINE AND APPARENTLY WITHOUT selves from the vessel HEART."

TION WITHOUT

"Viglance, then, is the watch- word. And, as the Minister ex- plained, vigilance with caution "and preparation,

"As the war develops such ac- takes will reveal

between June 26 and July tion as Japan

the wisdom of the decision made

Mr. White also objected to Sir 2, was opened before

by the Imperial Conference as it Anderson's remark about John the British Council which, he said, Commander T. C. Stiff, has done in the past." Reuter. would give the wrong impression Deputy Harbour Master,

this morning.

has at- because the work of the Council purely educational and the cultural and entirely dissociated the from propaganda.-Reuter.

Hitherto no Governor IT WAS ALSO STATED THAT tempted to reach these areas by was

particularly during THERE WAS A RADIO TRANS-| road, MISSION STATION IN THE monsoon, where frequently GERMAN LEGATION IN DUB- Governor waded knee-deep across LIN.

Mr. Morrison replied it would be contrary to the public interest to disclose measures taken to control the despatch of informa- tion out of the British Isles but all possibilities were borne in mind. Reuter.

HERDIN FINE

A fine of $1,000 or four months' hard labour was imposed on Ma Sik-pang, 36, by Mr. H. G. Shel- don, K.C., this morning, for pos- session of 1882 heroin pills.

Revenue Meer Ward said de- fendant was arrested in posses-

Dill. sion of the

leaving the Cheung Chau ferry.

ravines.

The

tour emphasised the toughness of the natural barriers of the Tenasserim Hills and the Burina's remarkable increase in armed strength and the growth of aerodromes.-Reuter.

INDIAN AIR FORCE 'PLANE CRASHES

Accused were Wireless Opera-` tor Nichlos Papadias, 44. Second Officer Nichlos Bristis, 28, Second Engineer Nichlos Tsouprakakis, 29 and Third Engineer George

HSU MO TO GO TO Kritikos, 29.

AUSTRALIA?

SOVIET

PRECAUTIONS

IN JAPAN

In evidence, Captain Michel Manesis stated that the four defendants had not | || been discharged since they signed on.

When the ship was in Japan, he re

document ceived a

EMBASSY

IN

from the Greek THE SOVIET Legation, informing him that the ship TOKYO ANNOUNCED YESTER- were requisitioned and in DAY AFTERNOON THAT

TO RUSSIA.

Mr. Hsu Mo, former Political and crew

that. on discharge of SOVIET WOMEN AND CHIL- Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.structing him

EVACUATED is considered most likely candidate cargo, he was tu i westwards. Fu DREN WILL BE

ther orders would be transmitted by of Chinese Minister wireless, The crew for the post

were 10 come to Australia following the appoint- under the jurisdiction and discipline of A Government of India comment of Mr. Fu Ping-chang as his the Admiralty and anyone disobeying

orders would be treated as deserters. yesterday announced successor in the Walchiaopu.

The contents of the documents munique that an Indian Air Force 'plane

ceived from the Greek Legation were communicated to the crew, Including crushed near Karachi on Wednes- day. The pilot, Lt. M. W. H. Up- hill, and the two members of the crew were killed.

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Mr. Fu, formerly chairman of the foreign affairs committee the Legislative Yuan, assumed his new post yesterday morning. Reuter.

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the four defendants, on April 23.

re

on

and of

will Trans-

The first group will leave July 5. A hundred women children, including members

staff, the Soviet Embassy

travel by way of the Siberian Railway.

Third and fourth defendant wore on

Every means has been consider- the American scale of wages while the ed. to assure the safe passage of rest were paid according to the Greek the evacuees who will be divided Ware Schedule.

con-

'nto two groups owing to When the ship arrived in Hong Kong. gestion of the railway-Reuter. the four accused demanded to be pald off.

Witness informed them that he had no authority, under his orders re- eeived from the Greek Legation. to discharge any of them and that

the Harbour Master had also refused to consent to the discharge of any of the

crew.

Witness said the ship had not been chartered for the United Kingdom and that he had informed. defendants where the ship was proceeding to.

URUGUAY

PROPOSAL

:

Witness also stated that he had been [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL"] Instructed that all the crew, regardless:

of previous contracts, were in future THE STATE DEPARTMENT to be paid according to the Greek HAS CALLED ON THE AMERI- Scale,

This came into effect after the CAN REPUBLICS FOR EN- shin left Japan.

DORSEMENT OF THE Third and fourth -defendants Profused

to accent the new rate of wages, and URUGUAYAN PROPOSAL TO first and second defendants went on SHARE AIR AND NAVAL BASES the sick list in Hong Kong. Medical AND OTHER FACILITIES WITH certificates obtained disclosed that they ANY OF ITS NEIGHBOURS “IN were not sufficiently ill to be discharge DEFENCE OF THEIR RIGHTS," ed from the ship

SHOULD. THEY BECOME IN- On July 1, first and third defendants VOLVED IN ANY WAY WITH came on board and again requested to

ANY: COUNTRY IN OTHER Asked why they left the ship when CONTINENTS. she was in peril," third defendant, The State Department, in witness alleged, replied: "We wero watching the ship from shore and wait ind to see it go around.".

The case is proceeding.................

be discharged.

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Note to Uruguay pledging U.S. cooperation, warns other Western Hemisphere Republics that country anywhere is secure. There has been unmasked a SHANGHAI RUMOUR lust for power and loot which

has no limit but the domination! [SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL" of the world." International

Despite persistent rumours that News Service...... the Nanking regime is about to take over the Chinese: courts in the Shanghal Settlement, con- firmation in official quarters: is lacking.

The Chinese dollar only dropped 20 cents on the market, with casiness the prevailing sentiment.

International: News, Service,

MILITARY ATTACHE

COTTON UNDER LEND

AND LEASE ACT

The United States is to supply upwards of 000,000 bales of cotton to Britain under the Lease. and Lend Act, according to First Lieutenant James Wil-authoritative. Washington quarters. son, of Schenectady, New York, yesterday.

has been appointed Assistant The British plan to take. at USS Military Attache to Chung- least 20,000 bales a month while {{Icing; says:Router from Washing shipping space is availabla.

Reuter