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National Service Column:

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24-Hour Shifts: Fine

Response To

Appeal

LONDON, May 27 (By Air Mail)—Hundreds of thousands of munition workers trooping to work through the streets of fac- - tory towns yesterday made Sunday morning look like any week- day.

The clang of hammers and the raitie of machinery soon mingled with the pealing of church bells.

SIXTH COLUMN

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All Americas

Would Fight

LONDON, May 25 (By Air Mall) -Any threat to the sovereignty of any American country would meet with the resistance of all the American nations, sald Mr. Jose- phus Daniels, U.S. Ambassador to Mexico, speaking in "We have had a 100 per cent. (North Carolina) yesterday.

Raleigh

response to the Sunday work appeal."

President Roosevelt's good neighbour policy has vaccinated the nations against Fifth Colu-

"We have been working on St.. Mr. Ernest Bevin, Minister of days for months," the staff mana-mnists," he added. Labour, had asked for a Sixthger of one of Lancashire's biggest Column the National Service aircraft factories said. Column-to pile up the means of victory.

Mr. Herbert Morrison, Minister of Supply, had said, "Go to it.”

The workpeople of Britain were "going to it” gladly sacrificing their week-end.

From every part of the country came the report that the response to the appeals was magnificent.

Thousands of telegrams from factories" were received by the Ministry of Supply. They stated. that work would continue without

'nterruption throughout the week- end. The Minister issued a special

statement of thanks.

A week ago yesterday the Dally Herald telephoned to an alrcraft works in the Home Counties which employs nearly 1,000 men Bizd

women.

There is no one here today but me." repiled a watchman,

TOO BUSY..

Yesterday, at the same thine, the Dally Herald telephoned again. The General Manager's secretary answered.

she said

The attitude of "Mexico was in contrast to that during the Great "Today begins a bigger errort war, when it favoured Germany, than ever. From now until war ends we shall never close."

the sald Mr. Daniels. It was now ant!- German, and President Cardenas "THEY JUST CAME"

had condemned the Nazi invasion of the Low Countries. Another said, "The men due for week-ends off or for holidays dia not wait to be told to come in- they came."

1

The report from an ordnance factory near London was!

"Our chaps are simply great "We had put up our production 30 per cent even before this peat was made; now we shall put it up another 20 per cent."

At an armaments factory In the Midlands 13000 men and women

worked side by side from 8 am to 30 p.m.

When

ANTI - ITALIAN RIOTS

(Reuter)— LONDON, June 11

were thrown and fire-arms used. Anti-Italian riots, in which bottles broke out in the Soho district of London last night.

The windows of several Italian restaurants were smashed

Scores of police are now patrol- ling the streets.

they fished another

In Liverpool, considerable dam- shift of 13,000, again comprised of age was done to premises run by men and women, trooped in

toItalians Thousands of people..

take over the machines unt!! 7.30 gathered and the crowd threw a.m.

bricks and other missiles.

EXTRA TRAINS Everywhere yesterday transport and trains on all routes serving authorities co-operated, enabling essential factories.

thousands of men and women who

in certam areas, workers regis-

"Is very important, please?"

"We are ail working at top are accustomed to stay in tea atering for military service will not speed must not disturb the

little longer on Sundays to travel in future go to the Labour E. manager unless the matter is ur-to work instead,

changes, and thus lose valuable gent."*

time,

The works manager, of aeroplane factory stated:

another

WEATHER REPORT

Hongkong Royal Observatory

10 a.m., June 11. Harometer, (at sea level) 29.78 ins. Temperature, 85 F

Humidity, 78 per cent.

Wind Direction, S.3.W.. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4.

Temperature; maximum yesterday.

80 F

Temperature: minimum last night.

76 F-

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Un most sections of the Tau- ways in London trains began ri- ning at 6 s.m. Special arrange- ments were made for early buses National Service representative.

They will be visited at the fuc- tory by a Ministry of Labour and

ALLIED STRENGTH

AND

RESOURCES Kingdom in respect of Norwegian

shipping will be paid into a special account at the Bank of England. In future therefore all payments in respect of chartering, insurance or payment of freights on ship- ments will be made direct to the THE FINANCE MINISTER OF Bark's account. The Norwegian

MERCHANT FLEET INCREASES

Ruinfall for 24 hrs. ending 10th GREAT BRITAIN, France and Bel-Government is to regard such gium have concluded an agree-payments as settling the debtor's today,.0.56 ins.

iment for the sharing of expenses debt, and it will itself be respon- between the three countries. This sible for settling the claims of the ly evidence of their financial soll-Norwegian debtor. darity and determination to stand together.

Total rainfall since January 1st

46.12 ina Against, an 'average of, 28.25 ta Sunset tonight, 7.07 p.m. Sunrise tomorrow, 5.38 a.m.

4 p.m., June 11. Earometer fat sea level), 29.70 ins, Temperature, 83 F. Humidity, 78 per cent. Wind Direction, SW. Wind Force (Beaufort), 4. Maximum temperature, 86, F Minimum temperature, 76 F. Rainfall, nl,

HONG KONG TIDE TABLE From 12 to 18 June 1940.

Month

Height

Kong

Standard

Height..

About 80 per cent, of the Nor- Belgian morale is unbroken by wegian merchant fleet is now with the capitulation of ex-King Leo- the Allies. Norwegian and Danish pold. Part of the Belgian army ships in Allied ports are now re- still continues to fight by the side garding themselves as Allied, and of the Allles, and as in the case of are "deleting their neutral mark- the Netherlands, an appeal has ings, painting themselves grey, been made by the Belgian Govern- joining Allied convoys and arm- ment for men to join the colours.ing."

HOLLAND'S NAVAL CONTRIBU- The Allied Mercantile Fleets can TION to the Alles is important. legitimately be considered to re- That the Royal Netherlands Navy present now nearly half of the was not affected by the surrender world's merchant shipping capa- of the army was emphasised by city, since the Norwegian tonnage General Winkelman in his de-In German hands ts more than claration. The navy remains a [offset by the Danish tonnage very active force and is co-voluntarily serving the Alles.

operating whole-heartedly with the The position in regard to Allied Allies. Its strength comprises 4 carrying capacity can best be con-

it. to. cruisers, & destroyers, 21 sub-veyed by the following table:-

3 5 marines, 10 torpedo-boats and a

HIGH WATER.

Low WATER

Hong

Hong

Kong

Standard Time.

Time

b. m.

Wed. 19

H.1. 1240 40

K.

DR 51

13 29 вз

2044

3

considerabie number of miscel-

Thur. 13

03.35

338 21

138

$1448

Fri.

14 04 28

D 5 6 R 103

21 30

laneous - warships, such as escort

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10 25

34

"18 15

5 1

22 31

vessels, gunboats, rafaelayers and minesweepers.

Per cent. of World Tonnage Tonnage (000) 1939

United Kingdom

Sal

16

06 19

45

46

22 12

San 18

08 05

19 10 144

Mon. 17

06 $2 16 0

00 10 28 1359

Tuca. 18

07 30 je B

1132 27

1306 2.1

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AN AGREEMENT HAS BEEN Dominions REACHED between the Norwegian Norway Government and the Bank of Eng- France land whereby all payments from Holland. 14 0054 2 charterers, time charterers, ship-Belgium

21 26

21.215

30.3

4,835

6.9

.2,953

4.3

2,973

4.3

40B

.8

1448 10 a

pers or underwriters in the United Germany

4,493

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