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Full Statement By Prime Minister

LONDON, Apr. 2.(Beuter) Reviewing the progress of the war, in the House of Commons, since his statement, in Parliament a fortnight ago, the Prime Minister, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who was received with cheers, referred to the last meeting of the Supreme War Council which, he said, gave them the opportunity to welcome the French Premier, M. Reynaud, as the President of the Council.

The Supreme War Council reviewed developments in- the strategic situation since their last meeting and took various important decisions regarding the future line of ac- tion by the Allies.

“Since then, we have expanded

This was not the occasion to Mr. Chamberlain said he "bad reveal the terms of those already mentioned the financial decisions but "I dare say the agreement last December... House will have no great diffi- our arrangements to cover com- culty in guessing at the gen-mercial questions and the supply eral nature and tenour of the of munitions and, only the other discussions which were 60 day, the Colonial Secretary met his harmoniously conducted.'

French colleagues in Paris where they together agreed on plans for the closest co-operation.

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In the meantime, what emerged from the meeting and was display-

"By a solemn declaration our ed to the public eye was a solemn declaration to which the two Gov-two Governments have now ernments set their hands. In re-tended the scope of these arrange- cent months collaboration and the ments to all spheres affecting the sanduku mananaskahotürzen. "Kritain interests and security of the two

and France had been growing ever nations." closer.

Commons' Regrets

LONDON, Apr. 2 (Reuter)- the House of Commons, the Speaker reported the death of Sir John Gilmour, Minister of Shipping and former Home Se- cretary, and expressed "our sense of the loss we have sustained and our sympathy with the relatives."

The Speaker, said that he had also sent a message to the New Zealand House of Representatives expressing profound regret at the news of Mr. M. J. Sarare, Premier of New Zealand.

SCAVENGERS' STRIKE OFF CALCUTTA, Apr. 2 (Reuter) The scavengers' strike, which was started on Mar. 26 as the "result about 15,000 scavengers de- manding a 20 per cent, increase in wages, was called off today.

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In the course of the strike, ten

people died from cholera,

SAW FATHERS DECORATED

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BY KING

COMPLETE UNITY'

Mr. Chamberlain then read, the, full text of the declaration, issued on Mar. 28, and said: "If this de- claration had dealt only with the conduct of the war, it might have Continued on Back" Faze

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TO GENERALISSIMO DENOUNCES WANG AT FIFTH SESSION OF NATIONAL PEOPLE'S POLITICAL COUNCIL

OFFICIALS, AND COMPETITORS AT THE BISLEY MEETING OF THE H.K. RIFLE ASSOCIATION—” His Excellency the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, is seated in the centre with Major R. D. Walker. President of the Association on his left, and Lieut. A. J. Le Seelleur, „B.E. winner of the Governor's Prize, on H.E.'s right. Next to Lleuf. Le, Seelfear is the Hon. Mr. T. H. King while third from the...

extreme right is HE Major-Generai A. E. Grasett.

More Money For China

SHANGHAI, Apr. 2 (Reu- Johnson, ter) Mr. Nelson the American Ambassador, sent $500 to Mayor. Wu Kno- chen of Chungking yester- day as a contribution to the fund for the construction of air raid dug-outs for the civilian population, says the Sinwanpao. The report adds that Mayor sent an imme- diate reply, thanking the American Ambassador on be- half of the Chinese people.

Ventured Near Convoy: U-Boat

Allied Sunk

LIPS CURL AT IMENTION OF

HITLER

On Other

CHINESE SEAMEN Carthy events

FROM GERMANY Two-hundred Chinese seamen repatriated from Germany came into Hongkong on an Italian ship yesterday on their way back to China.

That they have been badly treated by "The Beast of Berlin' was the obvious conclusion to be drawn from the curl of their lips and a shrugging of shoulders at the very mention of the name Hitler.

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They have every reason for seeing red because each and every

LONDON, APR. 2 (REUTER) — THE SINKING OF A one of these sailors could send GERMAN SUBMARINE, WHICH VENTURED NEAR AN Hitler a debit note for anything ALLIED CONVOY IN THE ATLANTIC, WAS MADE between 300 to 700 German marks KNOWN TODAY.

claiming wages in arrears-with-

The submarine had tor-was sighted on the surface and aout the ghost of a chance for pedoed a neutral ship which flyingboat, which assisted in the collection. was in the convoy and an search, dropped a bomb near the

U-boat, escorting destroyer raced to the scene..

After two British and one French destroyers. appeared, the submarine

Pearl River Re-opening On June 1?

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Special to HK. Daily Press

According to Ah Kow one of the men, there are 'a great num- Depth charges laid by the des- ber of people in Germany who troyers forced the submarine to the hate Hitler and his regime, but. surface and it surrendered, Later fear of him and his inquisitionary

the submarine was sunk

Every members of the U-boat'

Gestapo over-rides their antipathy.

crew was saved except the captain, They can do nothing but hope who had elther chosen to go down for a better tomorrow, do nothing with his ship, or had been late in but pray for his ultimate defeat. making his escape.

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REVIEW OF WAR WORK BY CHIANG KAI-SHEK

"Final Blow To Enemy"

For Chinese Victory

CHUNGKING, Apr. 2 (Router)-A denunciation of Wang Ching-wel and a review of military, foreign and do- mestic affairs during the past six months were features of the thirty-minute speech made by Generalissimo Chlang' Kai-shek at the ceremony of the opening of the Fifth Session of the National People's Political Council this morning.

Any regime set up by Wang Ching-wel "in whatever form and under whatever name cannot be anything else other than an instrument of the Japanese Army" declared the Generalissimo.

He added: "Such a regime during the past six months of cannot effect China's resis-fighting. totalled 230,000. - killed tance nor will it be recognised and wounded.

by the world.” A formal state- Generalissimo Chiang emphasis”. ment by the National People's ed that the Chinese ⠀ "military Political Council, denouncing strength both in quality and Wang Ching-wei will be issued quantity had steadily improved today. The statement will be declining. He urged the country while the Japanese strength was discussed and approved at the to make greater efforts in the first business session of the third period of Ching's resistance, Council.

and "to deliver the final blow

ALL DRIVES REPULSED

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to the enemy and achieve

Reviewing the military develop-final Chinese victory."« ments during the past six months,

the Generaatkőzdlared that Ret ACE INÁTER. EAST

drive/in

the Japanese

South Generalissimo said that despite Kwangs North Hunan, North the European War assistance to Hupeh, North Kwangtung, South China on the part of friendly s Shansi. and Western Buiyuan had powers not only had not declined all been repulsed by the Chinese. but had steadily increased. He The Generalissimo particularly pointed out that the Soviet-Fin- stressed the recent Chinese suc-nish war, for a time, threatened cesses in Western Saiyuan where

Continged on Page 7 Wuynan. He they recaptured stated that the Japanese losses

FUEHRER'S NIGHTMARE

It's that damned Churchill again, can't get him off my mind. (Le Petit Parisien, Paris),

Foreign Military Expert Pays High

Tribute To The Chinese Soldiers:

Saw Recapture Of Strategic Pass

War Games In The Pacific

U.S. FLEET OFF PHILIPPINES

SHANGHAI, Apr. 2 (Int'l)- Owing to the extension of the American naval manoeuvres 28 far as the Philippines, U. 8. 8. Augusta, fagship of the American Asiatic Fleet, will remain Manlik this week instead of pro- ceeding to Shanghai," although her original schedule is to reach here on April 6.

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The flagship is likely to parti- cipate in the exercises together with the entire fleet of light cruiser, fitteen destroyers, ten submarines and fifteen - long range bombers,

TANKER SINKS U-BOAT

28TH SHIP SCUTTLED The German vessel Mimihorn (4,000 tons) was intercepted by British warships in Northern wat-

Special to ILE. Daily Press It is reliably learned by Havas ers last week Like 27 other Ger-

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, ADY. that the Japanese authorities in

man vessels she was scuttled and Canton have promised the re-open-set on fire by her crew all of whom

2 (Havas) The British tanker Elelervo sent a wireless message lag of the Pearl River on June 1.

were saved, Thirteen ships, of which eight

yesterday that she was being ten-year-old .girls Saw will be British, two Japanese, two German losses from capture,

pursued by a German U-boat 900 their fathers decorated by the Portuguese. and

miles east of the Virgin Islands one another scuttling and sinking total 303,984

CHUNGKING, Apr, 2 (Reuter)—ing quality of the Chinese soldiers, drive on Pingyang, the foreign The submarine rose to the sur- King at Buckingham Palace yes-rationality, will be allowed to run terday morning when, for the between Canton and Hongkong, U-boats are being sunk at such a soldiers was paid today by a for- several small units which were the nature of a raid. The Jap- and

There are growing evidence that A high tribute to the Chinese being particularly impressed by military expert stated it was in face 40 yards from the tanker sixteen shots were fired first time, relatives were admitted and return, weekly, to the ceremony of favėsilture. It is rumoured that the Japanese rate that Germany are unable to eign military expert who witness said to have fought brilliantly, anese, he explained, sent on a against the submarine which is ed' the 'recapture by the Chinese Fifty relatives watched 37 men intend to make permanent the oc- replace them sufficiently quickly,

He was of the opinion that the brigade for a wide encircling claimed to have been sunk and one woman recetre decora- (cupation of the important and

Small losses of ships in convoy of Kunlunkwan, a strategie pasa Chinese military authorities should movement in an effort to save tions, The included two fertile district of Chungshan, he is clear proof that what few north-east of Nanning, several not mly promote the commanders, Kunlunkwan where they were hard

hovering around months ago. officers receiving awards in con- tween Macao and Canton to where U-boats still

orgive cash rewards to the pressed. nexion with the RAF raid on a railway from Canton will shortly perience of making attempts to at considered the gateway to Nan-decorations for bravery, thereby late, for, before the drive got shipping lanes do not like the ex- Ag Kimlunkwan is generally soldiers, but should also distribute The move, however, was a little be completed by the Japanese,

It is stated by the Naval authori-ning, the Japanese had stationed giving encouragement to the lower underway, the Chinese had already tles that prisoners taken from which is famous in Chinese his-

a strong force, to defend the pass | ranks.

The expert, claimed, however, U-boats are exceptionally young. SAYS

the average age of their seamen tory for being almost impregnable that the Chinese attack of Eun-

Chinese troops, the expert stated, funkwan appeared to lack follow vigorously assaulted the pass in up." This, he declared, was es their attempt to recapture Nan-sential in any major military ning. Despite heavy losses, he operations; · declared, they finally took their

men

Sylt, says British Wireless) -

FATHER JACQUINOT

NO EVACUATION OF ZONES

SHANGHAI, April 2 (Reuter)--Father' Jacquinot, the famous originator of the Nantao Refugee Zone, has given a negative reply to the request by "property awfiers that the zones be evacuated, states the Slawanpao.

The property, in which the zone lies, Father Jacquinot is report- ed to have stated. Is safeguarded by the creation of the zone through mutual agreement by the Chinese and Japanese authorities."

In view of this fact, property owners should show due sympathy to the refugees now occupying the area, Father Jacquinot stated,

tack ships in convoy,.

being.around 20 to 21.

QUIET NIGHT

Singapore Rubber Duty

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captured the paas, The Japanese, Increased

nevertheless, continued to push towards Pingyang, since a column

* SINGAPORE, “Apr. 2. (Reuter)——- of the raiding party of the Jap anese had made no attempt to The Straits Legislative Council. maintain communications with the passed a B1 increasing taxation rear, thereby exposing themselves in order to provide £500,000 to

wards the British. War funds. to a trap by the Chinese.

The Bill is similar to that pass- PARIS, Apr. 2 (Reuter) To objective. The Chinese are said The importance of the battle,

Owing to lack of proper co-ed by the Federated Malay day's War communique states to have lost nine tanks which he went on, would have been that it was a quiet night on the were being towed to the rear for greater if the Chinese had been ordination among Chinese units. States yesterday.

Although there will be no in- able to utilise advantage gained, the foreign expert concluded, 2

large portion of the Japanese crease in the export duty on tin. JAPANESE DRIVE

brigade succeeded in returning to rubber duty will be increased by Commenting on the Japanese Nanning...

24 per cent.

whole front. There was firing from caseДnter on both sides along the Rhine and la Upper Alsace.

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FOUGHT BRILLIANTLY

He paid a tribute to the fight-