1940-02-28 — Page 4

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CHUNGKING CELEBRATES DEFENSIVE SPRING FESTIVAL WITH ARMING OF

GIFTS TO SOLDIERS

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The bands got into action as the donators stepped on to the platforms, solemnly handed outį their portions of "love and caro | to the soldiers and retreated amidst the warm applause of the cheering audience. Mean-i

drives while, similar

launched in other cities In China, and gratifying result, were reported......

In colourful contrast with jovial New Year's celebrations of 1940, the Spring Festival this year, was, observed in Chungking. in a simple but soleman way. A number of campaigns including those für "troops-comforting, for the promotion of--thrift-recon- | struction bonds sales and, for the, emg service "propaganda. wers launched on the occasion. Thoughtfully dedicating the third day of the festival, February, 10. for the comforting of troops, the Chinese Government took time off that day to encourage its fighting forces through nationwide "campaign of gift-and- fund-raising. In Chungking glone the first day's drive netted a total of close to $500,000 in cash and in kind. The sponsors, are optimistic that the $1,000,000 mark for the

People living from hand alty alone will not be hard to mouth were also enthusiastic in reach.

donating whatever little they could The campaign was begun by a to the soldiers A riëksha coolie, général rally of many government who offered his cash, totalling. organizations and public bodies in the city, during which officials of $2.35 from his day's earnings was cheered by the onlookers. A street

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ing Association and other leaders food vendor who donated all the proft. from his day's sales received spoke on the dignificance of the movement" and appealed to the a no less, warm övation from the

crowd audience for wholehearted sup-1 port. After that, the groups paraded to the platforms and offered their contributions.

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To further heighten the spirit of the people, Chinese planes zoomed over Chungking the whole morn Ing, while loud, speakers broadcast the progress of the contributions

from time to time-(C. I. C):

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WORKERS DONATE

́ ́DAY'S WAGES

EVERY MONTH STOCKHOLM, Feb. 27 (Reu- ter)-The Swedish Trade

Union Congress has appealed

to workers to help Finland by civilian work behind the lines and several thousand workers have already volunteered, while several hundred-thou- sand people have decided give Finland a "day's, wares every month. .

GOVERNMENT GIFT

has

The Government

to

asked

Parliament to vote one-mulion kroner to enable Swedish haspl- tals to care for some 1.000 wound- ed shortly arriving from Finland.

CLIPPERS NOT TO STOP AT THE BAHAMAS

NEW YORK, Feb. 27 (Bet- ter)-Pan-American Airways announce that the trans-At- lantic Clipper will not stop at Bahamas on

her way to Europe as from March 5,

Shipping services from Shanghai

TRAWLERS

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MACHINE - GUNS

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AIR ATTACKS“ LONDON, PL (Roater)-m

GENERAL

Pathetic Anti- British Broadcast SOUTH RHODESIA'S

Attempt

MUDDLED TALK

WAR CONTRIBUTION

(Reuter)--A

LONDON, Feb. 21 communique on the recent conver- sations between the United King- dom and the Minister of Defence far:Bouthern Rhodézia: was issued

BY "NEW" BRITISH by the Dominions Office on Bun,

day,

STATION

An agreement was reached the House of Commons, Mr.

LONDON, Feb. 21 (Router)---A principle, ways the communique, Giooffrey Shakespeare Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Admiralty, few radio listeners in Britain on the financial aspects of the said, that the defensive,arming beard, on Sunday, a pathetic at contribution of Southern Rhode- “of trawler, and coasting vessels tempt to promote, or provoka, sia-to the war and arrangements in the North Sea was Depceeding feeling against the British Gay had been made to use the ground

ergment with all speed, mwe

air forces of Southern Rhodesia edio station, calling. Itselfį to the bem possible advantage......

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The machine-guns supplied to the "New Betish Finland were not so suitable for Station, with announcements in anti-aircraft defence as those now English came on the air; but gave being fitted on trawlers and 19 indation of where It was

located in coasting steamers.

MUDDLED VIEWS The problem of arming all ships

опе The announcer-spoke "as was one of very gress.magnitude.

He assured the House that it has Brition to another and talked at going on and was not. being held some length about the Brigsh up in any way by the fact that was aims his commentary being arms were being sent to Finland, chiefly notable for the muddled

THREE "ATTACKS

views displayed.

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter)--The The broadcast ended with the British trawler Persian Empire, | National Anthem.

which came back to port on Sun- A similar broadcast by a station day morning, has suffered no purporting to be a French station less than three attacks from has also been heard. Naxi planes.

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The Arst was as far back as Jan, 12, when a Nazi plane triedį. to bomb,and machine-gun 115| Last Thursday it was attacked once more and again on Satur- day:

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On this last occasion, three

A Striking Comparison

MOSLEM FAITH IN

THE ALLIES

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RAF fighters came up and the plane disappeared so quickly that the trawler was unable to bring

to action, it new machine-gun LONDON, Fob. 27 (Beuter) 102990128 CASES HAL

The Cairo,paper. Ahrma, in-- JE LONDON, Feb. 27.(EWS)—In the article by Deputy Ahmed Mokhtar, House of Commons yesterday, Mr. entitled: “England, and Islam RA Butler stated that since the draws a striking comparison be out break of war to Feb. 22 there tween, the fate of Moslems, under had been 128 cases of unarmed Britain and Nazis and Biosher British merchant ships and fishing† *・・ RELIGIOUS FREEDOM | vessels being attacked, by enemy. aircraft.

D.F.C. FOR AIRMAN

Ruthless Under-Sea Menace

U-BOATS CLAIM

MORE VICTIMS GLASGOW, "Feb. 27 (Reuteri- The steamer.. Loch Maddy (4,996 tons) was torpedoed in the North Atlantic son Feb, 22 and folly lives were lost Thirty-five” survivors. were picked up by a warship.which | la bellewed...to shave sunk the U-

boat.

SPANISH VICTIM : HENDAYE Feb. 7 (Renter)- It confirmed that the Spanish steamer Banderas, which was re- ported on Feb. 21 to have been destroyed by an explosion, was torpedoed" by, a D-Boat = 2.

SWEDISH VESSEL LONDON, Feb 17 (Reuter)—. Reuter loans that the Swedish steamer Santes (3,840.tons) was sunk in the northern region of the North Sea minden

There were thirty on board, in-

cluding, a number of passengers. Hitherto twelve are reported to

Ahmed Mokhtar-relates how dar- i have been saved. ing a visit to India, he was pleased to..observe how Moslems enjoyed every religious and cultural Liberty and this is se, not only in India. but in all parts of the British Empire."

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Ahmed Mokhtar - goes- on to describe the massacre and per- secution of Moslems under the

DASH & COURAGE Bolsheviks, who oppressed their

IN AIR COMBAT

LONDON, Feb. 27 (Reuter) The Distinguish Flying Cross was swarded to Squadron Lender Andrew. Douglas Farquhar, of the Auxiliary Air Force, in recognition of gallantry displayed against

the enemy....

religion and beliefs and confiscate their schools' and mosques. Such is the life of Moslems under brutal Bolshevism.

* NAZI ATROCITIES" "Regarding the Nazis, the hu- man mind cannot imagine" what Moslems might suffer if fell under: the Nazi regime We have plenty of examples of the atrocities they commit, against the conquered, without any regard for sacred human rights.

DASH & COURAGE The Ministry states that Squa dron-Leader Farguḥar "lead" a dash squadron with magnificent and courage on several occasions"

"We have no doubt that all and, during this month, while on Moslem leaders, appreciate the enemy peril" of "the present moment and patrol, brought down an ulane by, shooting so accurate

and Mascara (cream with brush).jto Ningpo resumed on Feb: 22. that only a small amount of ey will find no way escaping the

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