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FINANCE & GENERAL

EVERY EFFORT MADE FOR TRADE NOTES World-hunt For Man On MOST SPEEDY PRODUCTION OF VITAL NEEDS FOR WAR

LONDON, JUNE 10 (RELITER)—EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE AT HOME TO GET MEN, MACHINES, MATERIAL AND

OF MONEY FOR THE MOST SPEEDY PRODUCTION

VITAL NEEDS FOR THE WAR.

"Hitler is not trying to wit this war in 1941,” the Sunday Times points out. "He is staking everything on winning this year. If we all do our daty, we can defeat his calculations, but it is im- portant that we should defent him so decisively that his people will not face another war in winter."

Soon British buses will be run- ning in Bagdad, top one of the Arst orders to help on Britain's į big driva for more export trade came from Iraq and called for the supply of 50 A. Ę, C.-Regal direct-injection oll-engined single-

deck

buses. This order Was secured after a considerable period in the face of considerable foreign competition, The A. E C. foreign trade is being built up splendidly; only this month the company has shipped a fleet of single-deckers

The Economist says that much ters of Supply and Economies to Portugal and vehicles will will depend on the energies of the must see that lobs are quickly shortly be going to Spain, Argen- chiefs of stafs of various de found for these people in the war tina and Uruguay. ** partments to set up the direct na-industries.

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tional effort" "The paper is glað The Economist also welcomes The name of Parr's Garage, Ltd., to learn that the abolition of the scheme to help firms wishing Leicester is well known among holidays has already led to an in- to join the great national effort, users of industrial vehiclės, and crease of production but ways that by providing them with ways and well it might be, for the business harder work by those already em-means of doing so, and says that was founded as long ago £1.9 ployed is only the beginning. "the present lines of our financial 1870. The firm have been ap-

The existing capacity must not polley should" be continued.

pointed service agents for several only be worked to the limit, but it

well-known makes of vehicles and

must also be expended and

besides a very complete machine- sup- ported. This is net just 'a' matter

shop installation, there is an en- of hunting for-the idle machines,

gine tester, a chemical de-greas- or those who are working tess than 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Every machine that could possibly be used for war work and which is now being used for non- essential civil requirements deserter from the ranks.

FIELD OF LABOUR

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In the field of labour, un ex- cellent beginning has been made by Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister for Labour, in his policy of keeping the men at jobs where they most needed.

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This does not go far

enough, nowever, and the time will come soon when workers in non-essen. Mal trades will have to be trans- ferred to war work. More men and women who can be thrown out of such jobs are better and the Minis-

HONGKONG

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Anyere

$3.60

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ing plant and Я considerable amount of electrical testing gear

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A better turnover was recorded with business, being transacted in

Mr. W. M. W. Thomas has been: H.K. Govt, 4 per cent. Loan at 103, appointed by Viscount Numeld to H.K. Barks at $1,335 40 and Elec.be vice-chairman of the Morris

trics at $58).

BUYERS

Hongkong Banks, $1,335. Providents. $3.80.

Trams, $16.10 Electrics. $53.50."

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Volume Of Business Transacted on Monday, June 10, 1940 Star Ferries

100 $57.00 The total value is $5,700:00.

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group of companies in succession to the late Mr. Oliver Boden." Mr. H, R. C. Mullera has succeeded Mr. Thomas as managing" director of Walsley: Motors. Ltd.

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£130,000 Fraud Charge

A round-the-world man-hunt for John Woolcot Forbes, the Australian financial magnate who is wanted on a £130,000 con- spiracy charge in Sydney, has started again.

"

Although Forbes' was seen at a race meeting in Eire recently, Scotland Yard has now circulated his description and photo- graphe with a message that he is in London-for the second time since the war began ・

Watch is being kept on his wife and children, who are in London, in case he attempts to get into touch with them. -

Forbes, a big-mones' race track gambler and ex-managing director of one of the largest. financial concerns in Australia, disappeared from Sydney 17 months ago. was taken off the P. and O. liner

He

Strathnaver at Bombay, chargea, and released on bati.

REACHED INDIA

When Det.-Sergt. Nye, of the Sydney police, following in the next liner, reached India he found

Evacuation Of School Children

MAJORITY GOING TO CORNWALL

LONDON. June 10 (Reuter)

The Government has decided that the evacuation of Greater London his man had vanished again He school children, who are register- chased him by air to London, ed, should begin on June 13, where he enlisted the aid of Scot-120,000 children, will taxe six days The movement, involving 'some

land Yard.

He appeared at Bow-street police In London a man was detained.

court, and was charged as Forbes, Finger-prints, telegraphed from Sydney, cleared him. however,

move-

to complete and, in view of recent commencement of enemy bombing developments of the war, and the

of England, the Government do not, reef it right that the ment should be delayed any longer, His photographs have been · cir- None of the children will be culated to every police force in taken to the Eastern counties, the country, Police and Immigra~ They will go west of London and tion officers at the different ports the great majority will of

go to nave coples, yet Forbes has slipped Cornwall, Devonshirt, Somerset through the net three times.

and Wales

When economy is so essential. motorists will be thinking taking advantage of the saving in oil and 'cylinder wear, which ure two of the claims made for the N. 8. A. Lo-Exalloy pistons.

that are now aited in some 400,- Embarkation Through Dunkirk

000 cars all over the world. The price at which they are sold should enable the fitting of them to be regarded as a good investment.

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It is gratifying to hear that the bustness of Atkinson Lorries, Ltd.. is continuing to expand and, that shortly there will be available the extensions which will practically double the extent of the erecting Sales and servicing shops.

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British Private Soldier Vindicated Professionally

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· LONDON, June 10 (BWS)—The "miracle of deliverance” Prime Minister described the embarkation through Dunkirk of a third of a million men, the capture of which the German High Command had already claimed, is the theme of much comment in weekly journals and consideration is given to its lessons from many angles.

Time and Tide, among other reflections, prints the following under the heading, "The British Soldier."

DEFENCE OF CALAIS

TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1940-PAGE

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NO COLOURING matter

NO

INJURIOUS INGREDIENTS

NAZI WAR METHODS

Mass Losses Of Troops

Nazi Ruthlessness is not con-

literally mown down by machine. gün fire,

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of

A MYTH DISPELLED This reckless waste power is a reminder of Nast re- adiness to spend human life in order to gain power. There was

Ained to conquered nations, bat once a myth that Herr Hitler was personally averse to bloodshed: to their own people as that myth was dispelled by his readiness to spend human life in order to setze Poland:

extends well.

TERRIBLE LOSSES

The German High Command is

"The total losses are 44,298 off- still following the mass-attack

cers and men. The figures do not methods of the last war which cost amount to even one-twentieth of their troops such terrible losses what our expectations had been, at twice as many men being lost by the outset of the campaign." the Germans as by the British or French. According to a spokesman for the French War Ministry, on several recent occasions the Ger- man troops flung themselves for ward in a compact mass in face of fre from artillery

The speaker is Hitler himself,. the scene, the Reichstag in Berlin, October 6, 1939.

German Parachutists. 10,000 German parachutists land- Of the ed in Holland, it is estimated that around 7,000 were shot or killed in other ways upon reaching the

Possibly these heavy losses ex- plain recent observations as to the increasing use of lads of 16 and 17 - as parachutists.

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* "Upe of the main causes of the to platoons, rather than yield an concentrated British achievement in Flanders inch till the men behind them and automatie arms "with what was the superiority as fighters of got clear away these will go into was either the courage of automa-ground, while many had their legs our infantry, our gunners and our histories as pages as glorious as tons or a docility amcult to broken. through difficult landings. mechanised men. They were, from any in the past but at the moment,derstand.” the outset, conscious of that suit is the quality of the deeds that

While, advancing on the upper LONDON, June 10 (Reuter-periority and the sense of it grew counts.

Argonne, French officers slid over Describing the daylight air attacks from fght to fight. It was in fact

thousands of, corpses. Here they behind the enemy lines in France. only men, completely conscious of

The defence of Calais achieved saw entire platoons of German the Air Ministry bulletin says superfority, who.could have con-its end historically" but its im-armed forces lying grouped in nemy transport columnsducted those odd-fashioned coun-mediate importance is the im- battle order around their leader.

The offer of over £300,000 bv. деге scattered and flung into ter-attacks from the very beaches pression made on ordinary

the Government of Trinidad" and confusion. lines of tanks were that permeated the whole army. by the knowledge that 3,000 Eng-new army possessed and it is of Tobago has been gratefully recety- heavily bombed, armoured cars "Scottish regiments on the road lish. Welsh, Irish and Scots held that quality which inspires suc-ed by Lord Lloyd, Colonial Secre- and mater lorries" were reduced by down from Louvain, rifle brigades at bay six times their numbercessors to like deeds.

tary, on behalf of His Majesty's direct hits into twisted wreckage. at Calais guards at Boulogne, and often with nothing but a "Whatever else the battle has Government. He asks the Gc7-

"Marching troops were machine- county regiment after county re-bayonet. That means quality" of done, it has once again vindicated ernor sunned, when British bombers giment on those roads from Lille fighting which is seldom seen and professionally the British private and people the Home. Govern

to convey the Legidature ranged over the German right to Dunkirk and from Brussels to it implies training, discipline and soldier, non-commissioned officer ment's deep appreciation of wing on Breste and Somme deli- Dunkirk where battalions dwindled morale that many doubted our and battalion ofcer." vering a series of shallow and deep

gilt, according to Reuter. dive-bombing attacks.

"A detachment of German cavalry, with transports, were encountered south of Namp- sauval and they stampeded in all directions when the bomb- ers approached..

"A hundred incendiary bombe were dropped by shallow-diving bombers on a petrol dump. In the woods near Abbeville. There was a tremendous explosion and the wood was left a raging mass of Cames»

De Valera's Appeal

DUBLIN. June 10 (euter)-An

appeal to the people to join the defence forces of the country im- mediately was made by Mr. De Valera, Eire Fremier, in a speech at Ennis, County Clare,

Fointing out the danger of 1 vasion, he said: "We are anxious to avold the ravages of war. therefore, we must ensure that it will be very costly for any invader to come here."

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