1941-08-12 — Page 3

CONGRESS WARNED Importance Of Army Extension

DANGER TO FOREIGN POLICY

IF CONGRESS failed to extend the ser- vice of the army rank and file it would have an "exceedingly bad” psychological effect. on the international situation, declared the.. United States Secretary of State, Mr. Cördell. › Hull, at his press conference in Washington yesterday.

Mr. Hull authorised the direct quotation of the words "exceedingly bad" in order to emphasise them. He declined to discuss spe- cific details of the Army Extension Legisla- tion, but said he was considering the general effect of failure to pass some extension would have on American foreign relations.

fleplying to a question whe- ther the present dangers to the United States warranted some extension, Mr. Cordell Huli sald that reading the newspaper head- lines should emphasise that dangers do exist.

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When told that ber of Congress appeared fully unaware of these dangers, Mr. Hull replied that that seemedĮ to be the matter.

He recalled that he had made numerous statements over a period of years warning the pe- ple regarding the objectives of certain nations in the direction of unlimited conquest by force.

No Offer To Japan

Mr. Hull declared as baseless the report that the United States had offered a plan of settlement, involving certain concessiona to Japan, if the Japanese would

withdraw from the Axis.

that the United

TAXI STRIKE WARNING

The Yellow Taxicab Company was standstilled yesterday when its entire staff of drivers struck work following rejection by the company of de mands for the reinstate- ment of two dismissed employees.

A convoy, including tankers laden with oll, cargo ships laden with''plaïtes and food var?” sels, etc., has just reached Britain after having been escorted by destroyers- across the - North- Atlantic. Among the escort vessels were two' ex-American · deströyers and-a- Free French-light cruiser. The safe arrival of the convoy represents another quiet,' unspectacular victory/typical of those being won every day in the Battle of the Atlantic. Photo shows - Ex-American · destroyers with the convoy. The 4.7 gun of one of them, and another” destroyer on the' right'

of the picture, watohee over the convoy. (Copyright, Fox).

KEARNEY

FLEET AIR ARM SHIPYARD

RAID IN SYRACUSE HARBOUR

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YOUTH

STRIKE

THE NAVY. DEFARTMENT IN WASHINGTON HAS BEEN OFFERED THE KEARNEY SHIP2 YARDS FOR S = "IMMEDIATE POSSESSION AND OPERATION" BY THE FEDERAL SHIPBUILD- ING AND DRYDOCK COM- PANY,Z STATES-A / MESSAGE

representation and the formation of a modified Unton, and the pre- sentation of. wage. increase demands:

Orders for***U.S.* $403,000,000 worth of war and merchant:shio-

Reuter

GIVEN FINE ping are in hand at these yards.

AN ATTACK BY THE Fleet Air Arm against a FROM NEW YORK large merchant-ship at Syracuse in Sicily and acti ̈ Work at Kearney, New Jersey, This morning, the strikers had vity by the Royal Air Force in North Africa are reis at a standstill following a strike. still not returned to their posts,

of 18,000 workers - which is vari- ost ported in a R.A.F. Middle East communique issued ously reported as involving Union The Company yesterday lished notices ordering the men in Cairo yesterday. It states:--- to return to work otherwise they would be automatically dismiss- "Cyrenaica: On Saturday night Blenheims of the R.A.F. attacked Mr. Hull said the settlement ed. of American-Japanese differences The Secretary of the Company gun repair shops at Bardia, start- must include all fundamental told the "China. Mail this morning, a number of large bright fires. questions involved in the presenting that the since the Taxicub Enemy landing grounds at Gazala conflict of policies, and added Drivers' Association had ordered were also bombed and machine- Yesterday, Maryland States took the men not to resume duty, the gunned. up anything with Japan, regart Company was contemplating en-Force carried out attacks on enemy Claiming to possess a

bombers of the South African Air j ing a general settlement... it|gaging, non-Association drivers.

Later. positions, motor-vehicles and per- ticket, a An ultimatum by the Yellow sonnel in the neighbourhood of Kwong King-lec, accompanied by Taxicab Company to drivers on

Bardia,

a girl friend, boarded a bus in Defence, officials said that Pres strike to return to work within

Talpo Road yesterday and pur-'sident Roosevelt will take decisive 24 hours expires. at 12 noon to-

"Tripolitania: On Saturday chased one: tickets only for his action to end the Federal Ship- R.A.F. bombers day.

demolished bar~: companion.",

building Corporation strike in The Company reveals that some Misurata and also attacked enemy season, ticket; the youth declin-ly on his return, to Washington, racks and a block-house south of When asked to produce his Kearney, New Jersey, immediate- 30-non-Association drivers are standing by to operate the com-motor transport vehicles and ed. The girl then offered It probably on Wednesday, from his pany's fleet of taxis should the petrol-trailers in the same neigh-was alleged, to pay the fare.mystery cruise in the Atlantic men fail to resume work to-day.

1 The money was, however, snatch- "All trailers

holed by ed from her hand by the young |machine-gun bullets and several lorries were overturned and des-

would be based on all funda- mental principles which the United States had enunciated dur- ing the past few years.-Reater.

Congress Doubtful

(SPECIAL TO "CHINA MAIL") Final enactment of the legisla- tion-extending the term of service of draftees appears to be in doubt.

have Arrangements

bean made for the House of Repre- sentaŝives to meet two hours. carlier than usual to-day to begin ballotting.

Observers in close touch with House opinion forecast that the House will approve an extension for six months, possibly a year, but not eighteen months, as ap- proved by the Senate. Interna- tional News Service,

POLICE OFFICER ROBBED

POLISH

MISSION

TO RUSSIA

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Decisive Actions's

25-year-old Chinese, (SPECIAL TO “CHINA MAILI

The strike hasts tied - vp U.S.$460,000,000 worth of naval and merchant ship-building!!. It is expected that Presiderit Roose- This morning before Mr. H. C.velt will order the Navy to take troyed. The formation then at- Macnamara at the Kowloon tacked two large ammunition and: Magistracy, the youth was fined operations can be resumed.

over the shipyards: until normal supply dumps at Buerat. The am$20 for avolding, payment of bus International News Services: munition exploded and the per- fare. sonnel standing by were killed.or wounded.

"Sicily: Aircraft of the Fleet Air: Arm made a torpedo attack on a large merchant vessel at Syracuse on Saturday. A quantity, of bombs were also dropped at AS A PRELIMINARY TO THE Augusta, one making a direct hit FORMATION IN RUSSIA ̈OF ALON a gasometer, From these POLISH ARMY EQUIPPED operations all our aircraft return- WITH THE "LATEST AMERICAN ed safely."-Reuter. MATERIAL, THE SOVIET GOV: ERNMENT HAS", ACCEPTED A MILITARY, MISSION; HEADED BY GENERAL SZYSZKO- -BOHUSZ, - WHO IS EMPOWER- ED TO CONCLUDE A POLISH- soylET, MILITARY AGREE- MENT...

FREEDOM OF PORTSMOUTH

STRANGE ATTACK IN STREET

CHANGE IN POLICY IN BERMUDA

AN ATTACK ON A EURO- His Majesty's Government have PEAN DOUGLAS GIFFORD, decided advise the king that, in WAS MADE BY THREE CHIN present circumstances; it is pre- ESE ARMED WITH HAMMERS ferable that the Governor of Ber- AT THE JUNCTION OF TAIPO muda should be a civilian, ROAD AND MAPLE STREET In order to facilitates the YESTERDAY EVENING.change, the present Governor,

Gifford, who resides at No: Lieutenant-General Sir Denis: 200, Sal Yeung Chot Street: has Bernard has placed is resignation: been admitted to the Kowloon in the hands of His Majesty, who Hospital.

has accepted It British, Wireless.

Hung Wai-kwong, 18, was sen- tenced to four months hard labour by Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, for the theft of clothing, General Sikorsk};!! Polisk?Pre- |.. valued at $500,- from Inspector mier disclosed this) at a Polish. The honorary, freedom, of Ports-. He was walking along the road S.-C. Saunders at. No. 158, Caine, militaty rally in Scotland yester mouth is to be conferred on Mr. when the men suddenly attacked Road, first floor, between June day, when he declared that the Winston Churchill and Mr. Harry him. One man hus been detain (1 and July 20.

"Polish Sovlet agreement has Hopkins on the Prime Minister, ed.. brushed aside all sentimental in recognition of his eminent ser- considerations.

vices to the nation and Empire, and

It was stated that- in May, de- fendant went to Inspector Saun ders and asked him for a Job He was taken on us an odd job coolie, but was dismissed about three weeks ago, because he was “unreliable.jd aan

The Polish nation took a de- the great interest taken by him eldedly anti-German stand in in the welfare of Portsmouth and SPITTING CAUTION September 1939 In a life and its citizens, and on Mt. Hopkins, in ⠀⠀

NATHAN, RD, CAR MISHAP

R/MIZE HA Carvalho- of Gilman's. | Garage. Nathan Road; reported toľ

"death"fight," and it will follow recognition of his eminent scr- Detained since 5 p.m. yester- the police that at 12.15 p.myes this road to the end.vices to the nation and British day following his arrest for terday private car No. 1277 was The theft was not discovered "This attitude is dictated not Empira as personal representa spitting in the street, 20-year-parked outside the Garage until recently, and accused was only by our own interests, but tive in England of the President. old Lo Hang was dismissed with a military truck, driven by arrested on-- Intounationāte Most also, by the hunited British camp of the U.S.A... for fadministration: a cautiontby, of the property stolen wasgre- of liberty and freedom.

Magistracy Whitheld. Barracks, collided with Reuter, covered from pawnshops,

|and damaged the: car-

of the provisions of the lease-lend; mufa-dt- the 14273) J7/) CH. Macnaer dian soldier comings out....

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this morning.

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