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Increased Rate Of Arms Production

Supply Minister Gives House

Of Commons A Report

LONDON, June 28 Renter)--The Minister of Supply, Mr. Her- bert Morrison, yesterday reported increases in the rate of arina production to the House of Commons,

At the same time Mr. Morrison uttered a warning that · the last thing he wishes the House and Country to believe was that things were satisfactory. <

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"They are not,” he said. "They could not be satisfactory in the circumstances of the case, but I can only say that they are be- coming nearer and nearer: to satisfaction as the days pass along.”. Asked whether he would consider giving more precise details "of production when the Rouse went into session later yesterday, Mr. Morrison said he would consider the suggestion but the House would forgive him" if he exercised reasonable care.

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Mr. Morrison emphasised that he took over a running concern. and, it was not for him "to say whether the lay-out of the de- partment, was right or wrong. It was not his lay-out.

Moreover there were decisions In policy which vitally affected

BROADCAST BY supply

WICKHAM STEED

Continued from Pare 1 only take one of the two would ay that "if we can't have both we'll have material safety."

"It is this defeatist attitude, said Mr. Wickham Steed, that Hit- ler depends upon fat his successes." HOLD FAST TO FREEDOM

WHEN HITLER'S PROMISES FAIL THERE WILL BE NO-

Triumphant Entry Into Berlin On August 1.

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ZURICH, June 28 (Reuter)-The Berlin correspondent of the Neue Zuercher Zeitung says that Hitler is planning a triumphant entry into Berßn on August 1."after a victory over Britain."

Sappers are clearing a space for the victory parade and orders are given for the erection "of-stands."

The correspondent says. preparations for the offensive against Britain are proceeding at a tremendous speed.

that

SEVERE TREATMENT OF FRANCE

Meanwhile, the German Press is full of protest against British raiders who are alleged to drop bombs at random on villages.

The Franco-German armistice is regarded as merely the framework of German demands, giving the German Armistice Commission a

big leeway to decide how severely France will be treated.

The Creusot factory will in future work for Germany.

Mr. Morrison announced that

TO RE-START INDUSTRIES the increase in the output of Germany is insisting that French cruiser and infantry tanks for civilian refugees return home to June, compared with April, was restart Industries and bring in the 115 per cent, and carriers 64 per harvest. cent,

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German troops have begun the In a wide range of guns, the in- evacuation of Lyons, the Rhone crease ranged from about 60 per Valley and Savoy but will not fully cent. in two items up to as much retire to the armistice line till the as 228 per cent. for another item. west coast strip of France is oc-

Small arms output showed in-cupied. creases ranging between 49 and 186 per cent.

Nomination Of Willkie Certainty

"CHOICE OF THE

PEOPLE"

PHILADELPHIA, June 28 (Reu- ter)-Mr. Wendel Wilkie was hail-

ed here as the "choice of the pep- ple and seldom have scenes like those which occurred last night and early this morning béen wit- nessed at a Republican Conven tion.

Mr. Wilkie, a strong advocate of aid for the Allles, gathered formidable strength with each ballot and the galleries. packed with 14,000 people. cheered voct- ferously as each vote for him was

recorded.

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He forged, ahead of Benator Ro- bert Taft and Mr. Thomas Dewey. Enthusiasm knew до bounds,

The Importance of this strip is emphasised in the Berliner Boerd The output of ammunitions of sen Zeitung. which says that it when, later, block after block was "When Mr. Anthony Edex was various kinds showed an increase gives Germany the possibility of thrown on the Willkde pile, mak- Foreign Secretary," the speaker ranging between 35 and 420 per obtaining imports from Spain and ing his nomination & certainty, said, "he once said that if we were cent. (Cheers),

Portugal, and "creates a patch to asked to chose between Nazism and Faelam We will not chose either. We will hold fast to tree dom and we will defend it victor

Sously."

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Increase Of Imports

China Ports

FINE EFFORT BY WORKERS North Africa which can quickly be the crowd went wild with delight. Via North Mr. Morrison did not claim the enlarged in the course of the Political observers agree that credit for this "encouraging spurt forthcoming action against Bri-the Convention has no- of production during these critical tain." weeks." It was due to the spurt at the Ministry and particularly to the fine response made by the working people to the appeals of Ministers.

Continuing, the speaker said that a very famous French writer once said that with a certain class of the French people, that was those who had something to look back.

Mr. Morrison added that fun- upon, the hearts of most of them damental changes in production were in the Left though their had been carried through both in pockets were in the Right and most of them had pockets!.

Mr. Wickham Steed went on that Fifth Column propaganda made a great progress among the people of this class and it was these apper class Frenchmen who preferred to surrender.

regard to machine tools and tanks. The truth about tank, was that there had been no clarification of what tanks had been wanted.. The argument could not go on for ever. It was now arranged for

requirements to be notined definitely with all possible "They do not represent the true speed through one focal point: French people. It is because weIn the meantime they were belleve in the true French people, concentrating

the

NATIONAL DEFENCE

'WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS

2, CHATER ROAD,

SPECIAL PEKING MEASURES

Yonai "Suspects" Konoye Movement

Special to HK. Daily Press minated the candidate most likely. to stand a chance of defeating

PEKING, June 28 (Havas)-Spe" Special to H.K. Daily Press President Roosevelt, whose no-

cial measures aiming to forestall SHANGHAI, June 28 (Hayas) incidents between nationals of mination for a third term the Re-Business quarters point out a huge belligerent countries residing f

Special to H,K. Daily Preos publicans take for a certainty as increase of imports, via Northern Peking have been taken by the Asahi Shimbun reports that a rift -

TOKYO, June 28 (Havas)--The there seems no other Democrat China" ports, whose gold units Police Bureau, with the chance of defeating Mr. totalled 44,000,000 in May, against

has been Members of the police Special Prime Minister, Admiral Yonai, and created between the Willkle."

31,000,000 in April.

Service Section have been dis- Prince Konore,, ex-Fremler who This increase, representing al- patched to various districts in Pe- resigned from the Presidency of MR. WILLKIE WINS most 50 per cent., is all the more king in order to watch the actions the Privy Council in order to de-

striking as Shanghal suffered 25 of foreign residents.

vote his time to the Bingle Party ter)-Mr. Wilkie was nominated a

It is understood that the Special Movement, because per cent. import decline during the

the Premier candidate for the Presidential elec same period.

Bection has also been instructed strongly suspects this movement. Tientsin accounts for most of to watch the movements of far-

This statement, the paper sald, eign missionaries the May import gain: 18,500,000

and church is substantiated by the fact that WILLKIE LEADS

gold units during Aprit represent-

workers here. Mr. Wendel Wilkie took the leading slightly more than half of

Admi, Tonal turned down Baron Hiranuma, former Prime Minis- in the fourth ballot for the Repub- Shanghai's 35,000,000 Imports in

ter, for the vacant Privy Council can presidential nomination last April. night, but there is still no majority, saya Reuter. follows:-

Appeal By Mr. PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (Ren-st

Bevin For Workers

Special to H.K, Daily Press LONDON, June 28 (Havas) Mr. on thegreatest Ernest Bevin. Minister of Labour of whoth General de Gaulle is the possible output of those tanks and National Service, has appeal- leader, that there is no recrimina-which proved to be satisfactory jed to all British men and women. tions against the French in Lon-without

worrying about

over-whose normal "activities were in- don," he said.

claboration of design-frills and terrupted by the war, to partict- "As Mr, Winston Churchill said. fancy pleces that were not vital. pate in national defence. "the genius of France will rise

£3,00,000 worth of machine The Government will recruit again" and the spirit of France wit tools ordered by us for France and train those workers. and expression elsewhere. Mean-from the United States while, we have become the sole Canada would be diverted to us. champions to defend the world

The war material position was cause and we shall not fail,"

broadly satisfactory.

SLIGHT DAMAGE

The speaker added that in the past few days Great Britain had

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and

"We must face possible siege conditions," he said.

The Army still needed volun- teers, particularly specialists and workers for civilian defence.

tion.

DISCUSSION ON Presidency and appointed Dr. Yo-

D. E. L

Mr. Wilkie Mr. Robert Taft Mr. Thomas, Dewey

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But Tientsin's May Imports The polling Was "as soared by more than 70 per cent. to 31,500,000 gold units while Shanghai's May Imports decreased

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TOKYO, June 23 (Reuter)-In

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an interview today between the

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BESSARABIA Continued from Page 1

and Ukranian 38 Ru-

Earlier. In the House of Cob- mons, Mr. Bevin announced that Russian

10,700 persons were at present be-manian, traces its history over" Imports of munitions from the ing trained for special work by century until it became an integral been compared with a beleaguered Empire and United States were the Government. fortress, awaiting attack, Night growing. Canada was vigorously after night we had been awakened co-operating with us.

by air raid warnings and the enemy had carried out attack after attack but so far the damage had been alight.

Australia had sent large quanti- ties of small arms and munitions from her own stocks, including bombs, shells and fuses,

"We are not a fortress only," The whole surplus capacity or said Mr. Wickham Steed. “We have India had been taken up, and the attacked enemy positions in Africa Indian Government

WES now

and along the coast line, and we bringing into prodüction various have raided and bombed their private firms,

aerodromes, railways and munications.

com-

AMERICA'S HELP.

shimishi Haral instead.

ITALIAN BOMBER FORCED DOWN ADEN June 28 (Reuter)—AD.

ta 26,000,000 gold units. Thus. during May, Tientsin surpassed Japanese Under-Becretary for For- Shanghai and accounted for al- eign Affairs and the Netherlands Italian bomber was forced down most 40 per cent, of all the im- Minister certain "essential" Jap into the desert 150 miles from |ports in China.

anese desire that greater quantities Aden some days ago.

GENEROUS GIFT FROM BARBADOS part of the Rumanian Kingdom, BARBADOS, June 28, (Reuter)—“ and adds that it cannot be said A special meeting of the Legia- that the administration: has suc-[lature has passed a resolution ceeded in winning the devotion of praying the Governor to donate

majority of inhabitants.

£100,000 from the island's finances

of raw materials should be made. The bomber is now on available from the Netherlands | Aden. « East Indies and the status of Jap anese businesses and subjects in Dutch territory be clarified:

view in

When it came down, its crew or five were taken prisoner. The British pilot who took them pri- soner flew the plane back to Aden. His feat in taking off from a strange rocky valley drew admire- tion from the Italian aipment

A second Italian Domber which was forced down in French Soma-

Somali militiamen,

Control Ofather noting, that arst news of to the British Government to assist New Zealand troops on leave in and was captured by two solitary

Shipping

the developments came from Ber- the prosecution of the war. lin and Rome, The Times says the General satisfaction is expressed German and Italian Governments at this action "would, no doubt. possess pretty accurate information obtained by

SULTAN'S FINE DONATION

TROOPS TAKE IN THE SIGHTS LONDON, Jime (Reuter)

London yesterday went on a "tour of the sights" including St. Paul's In spite of intense fire from the Cathedral, the Tower of London, plate's machine-gans they crept the House of Commons and West towards it and forced the three minister Abbey.

-surviving members of the crew to surrender.

Voluntary

24%.

JIBUTI TO FIGHT ON

NEW AMERICAN

many devious ways of what was in ATTITUDE

the Soviet hand but it is certainly

They had as their guide, Bir The requirements from America

not in Italian and still is less in

While one Samill stood guard Hugh Walpole, who was born in WASHINGTON, June 28 (Reu- the German interest that the in- Sultan of Johore yesterday handed age of five.

LONDON, June 28 (Reuter) The Auckland, and left there at the over the plane the other marched. "In the course of time we shar fell into two classes.

"The urgent and immediate re-thorised the

ter)-President Roosevelt has au- uence of Russia in the Balkans over to the Colonial Secretary a Other troops went for a ride on sally forth from our fortress in

his prisoners back to the nearest such a way that will give Hitler quirements are being bought, in Treasury to take possession of any

Secretary of the should be increased.

on post and Mussolind something to think many cases from stocks, including vessel, if necessary, to secure the era wish to see Russia in the im- prosecution of the war.

cheque for £250,000 as his gift to the Thames. The tours were ar- ***Least of all do those two Pow-the British Government for the ranged by the New Zealand War about. We will not ne nesten and field glasses Thomson. in their heart of hearts they know magazines and ammunitions, to age in, United States harbours or allfelds which, if she possessed or

guns, from damage or to prevent dam-

Services: Association. mediate proximity of Rumanian

composed mainly of Women gether with rides and machine waters.

Workers. The speaker went on to talk guns.

A high official said the order in any way controlled them, would "For our long term needs, we could be interpreted as clearing of production of Europe. And the about the attempts by Napoleon

give her virtual monopoly of the -and Philip of Spain to invade Bri- are obtaining wherever we can, way for possible detention of demand for the mouths of the tain and recalled how completely suitable existing weapons in Ame- French ships in American waters Danube if indeed it has been both of them, had falled. He said rica with all possible speed," and also applied to vessels be made will undoubtedly encourage Hitler was also doomed to failure,

have to thank the American longing to other countries under Bulgaria to put forward her de- Continuing, Mr. Wickham Steed authorities for their ready co- the German control said in our airmen the spirit of operation in the matter

mands for the southern extremity of If conceded, this

Nelson breathes and lives again.” For the next few months, his

HUNGARY'S CLAIM

Heavy Nazi Losses

APPEAL FOR VOLUNTEERS

LONDON, June 28 (Reuter)

ADEN, : June 28 (Renter)--TI authorities in Jibuti" intend to fight on, according to reliable re-

TRAINING SCHEME P received here.

DESCRIBED

The Governor, M. Deschamps, is strongly supported in his stand by

LONDON, June 28 (Reuter) General Legentil Homme, The present portion of the Gov-manding the French troops, who said that he is confident of his ernment Training" Scheme was described by Mr. Ernest Bevin, ability to cope with any sta

ition Minister of Labour, when he took seat in the House of Commons

TO RETURN TO BELGIUM? BORDEAUX June 28 (Reuter).......

U.S. FLEET RUMOURS would completely cut of fumania The enemy started the war with Ministry would concentrate quite

WASHINGTON, June 8 (Reuter) from her seaboard. a numerical superiority but due to properly on immediate production, the excellent work of the Air Force but they were not forgetting the Unconfirmed reports persist in this was rapidly thrning into a longer view so that they were pre- United States Fleet from Hawail claims on Rumania even so be eman Frontier telegraphs that the time

Informed quarters that part of the.

Nor would the list of possible Heuters correspondent on the Ger- yesterday afternoon for the mrst numerical inferiority.

pared for offensive as well as de is at present heading for the west nausted for Hungary, too, has a intensive propaganda among the fensive action.

The number of civilians at the Immediately after Mr. Mox coupled with another report of un- frontier in Transylvania. It is German Air Force is regarded here now 10,700, he revealed, and this Pierlot announced that the Belgian coast of Bouth America. This is claim for revision of the common Hitler Youth for volunteers for the Government training centres = le According to a Haras report, M. 's speech, the House of Com-explained Japanese manoeuvres in understood that Nazi Germany, as evidence that recent losses were is a record, being nearly 1,000 mong went into a secret session."

the Pacific, near Bouth America";

which regards herself as a friend heavy. More

more than a week ago, and 2,000 Government is communicating with the German Government in of Hungary and has lately been Men belonging to classes 1904 to more than a fortnight

order to arrange the return of Bel- openly acclaimed as such by Hm- 1920 not yet called up, have THUUSANDS STILL NEEDED

da gian troops, Onicials and refugees garian statesmen, has advised the been told to present themselves In the last four weeks, over to Belgium. Government of Budapest not to immediately to the local authori- 8,000 men had been sent to the press their claims too urgently at ties, LA Special to HK Daily Pros

led training centres, This is also a TURKISH FLEET IN the moment.pe Ma

German newspapers are full of record, but many thousands more LONDON, June 28 (Havas)." Germany is probably concerned announcements of soldiers killed are needed Leon Blum is at present residing to have Rumania also within her in action The Swiss newspaper, Thome awaiting entry will be ISTANBUL, June 38 (Renter)

BLACK SEA with friends in England. No in-orbit to which it must be confess Bund, reports German formation is available as regards ed King Carol has, in recent are housed in Hotels and Hospitals

Founded speedily absorbed and a continuous Units of the Turkish Fleet have left the whereabouts of other French months, shown every sign of all along the Rhine from Base

to keep the centres for the Black Bes in order, it political personalities.

eth and to till the new believed, to police Turkish coastal gravitating.

the shores of Lake Consta

The responsibility of upholding

MORAL ADVANTAGE. The moral advantage which Napoleon held in the early part of his campaign now Hes with us Mr. Wickham Steed said. "We have the fine British spirit behind us. backed up by the vast resources of human right had fallen upon us.. the British Empire and the splen Mr. Wickham Steed went on, and did a'd: extended by the United we felt that responsibility very Stated.

by the

od bay keenly and humbly. If we fail the "Whatever the shortcomings in world would fall. If we triumph, the past,

the speaker said, "we and we shall triumph, all will be are all of one purpose today and well

we must place our trust in our The curse of Hitler, which this cause for it is nothing less than the madman wanted to indict on the cause of mankind li

world would not be.

BLUM STAYING

WITH FRIENDS