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BATAVIA AND ALLEGED ANTI-JAPANESE ACTS

BATAVIA, Nov. 29 (Reuter)-Regarding the expected strong protest by the Japanese Foreign Minister stainst "repeated acts of anti-Japonismi in the Netherlands East Indies." Beater learns that the first incident apparently refers ta an intoxicated Jap- anese who was arrested owing to discourteous and troublesome behaviour a few nights ago.

JAPAN-WANG ·

TREATY

Adherence To The Axis Pact

1.

CABLE

MATERIAL HELP FROM

AMERICA A.

Continued from Page 1

Meanwhile, Signor Mussolini see- America

ing how he had been put on by

not being given his claims m France decided to fix up something for himself and launched his at-

Sympathetic

tack on Greece in the early hours To Britain's

of the very day that he was to meet Hitler.

J

"Mussolini probably wont to that; meeting with a smile on his fate and feeling sure that victory was oni b's' alde, but what sort of a smile was on Ht'er's face we can guess it must have been a gri mace." declared Mr. Steed,

"General de Gaulle at once lost no time in telling the French peo-

War Needs

RUMOURED TRIP OF SENATOR GEORGE TO ENGLAND WASHINGTON. Nov, 20-(Reuter)

ple what he thought about it all! Lord Lothian's idea in men- and while Britain and her Aller! Boning Britain's needs was to get were destroying Mussolini's capital the problem of increased assis- ships. the French people began to tance" squarely before the Ameri- understand that their arms had can public in good time, he ap- been deprived of the glorious part, peare to have been highly success- they might have played in th's ful fight for freedom..

The.. question is everywhere be- "These French arms have now ing debated, in Congress, In lead- been dispersed but what has hap-ing circles, in letters to the press pened now should tasten the day and in private conversation. when the French people will be able to do justice to themselves.

"How will the Italians react to what is happening in the Balkans? Will they attempt to restore their positions or will they turn against their adviser:7 I Greece had been fighting alone I should have

the

The general feeling is that when It becomes necessary. help will be' forthcoming because there is a that Britain is growing belief fighting America's battle as well as

WASTING WAR" The Influential Washington Post. discussing the loan problem. de-

her own.

the barrel"

No injuries whatsoever were in- expected the Italians to rally again clares that while Britain is not flicted upon the Japanese citizen against ber. But behind

The second incident concerned Greeks stands Great Britain and at the bottom of a Japanese flag in front aeven Mussolini has not been able the British are compelled to bud- shop in Bandoeng which was to hide from h's people what the get their resources on the theory not lowered at sunset and "seems British Navy and the British Air to have been burnt by unknown Force have done.

of

persons in the early morning of

the

ONE REASON

"

'that this wasting war" will

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· ALLEGED be prolonged and elementary There is argent necessity for radical changes" in high school prudence compels them to mobilise i curricula, the American Council on Education declared today tireli edit as well as their assets. when it reported that thousands of American high school Nov. 24. The police, are "still in. "I can think of only one reason "Naturally the British would be!

students "are still only at the tourth or fifth grade level in

ASSAULT, THEFT AT vestigating."

why Mussolini has been granted able to plan the war effort, more

reading ability," writes an American correspondent:

MT." DAVIS ROAD The third incident occurred extenuating circumstances this is efficiently and with greater con- Unanimously agreed on the need, subject, are almost, if not entirely, TOKYO, Nov 29 (Reuter-"A when the Palace guard, seeing that Hitler was trying to despoffidence if they knew in advance for revision of instructing techni- left out, Every sentence has to Allegations that they had to voluminous and not very insignia Japanese trying to photograph Italy of her part of the spoils of that their purchases would even-que, a council committee of 10 carry an idea requiring minute admit the charge against them cant" statement on the new the Palace of the.

Governo! France. What Hitler thinks about tually be shored up by American nationally known educators said itį attention.

because they were beaten by the treaty between Japan and the teneral, warned the police who Mussolini' I cannot pretend ta credit. There is no doubt about was the duty of America's high | Such books do not inviter Police were made by Lo Kab, 26, Wang Chiny-wet regime will be therefore invited the Japanese to know. If Vichy had played up to the American answer. When the schools to provide "practical and permit fluent reading."

and Cheng Tim, 22, both un- Issued by the Foreign Office to-explain his intentions AL thehim he could have snapped his time comes to consider the credits, realistic" instruction in "higher The educators joining in these employed, who were charged morrow afternoon, according to nearest police station.

fingers at Italy. What he must it will be 'Yes'."

forma of reading and, interpreta- views are Thomas H Briggs, pro- before Mr. H. M. A. Barnett at Mr. Suma.

The Japanese, who proved to think of now is what will become TALK WITH CHURCHILL? tion." Secondary schools, they fessor ot secondary education. the Central Magistracy yesterday The Japanese, Ambassador. Gen. be the Chancellor of the Cona of his new order if one end of the Statements by Senator Walter F. said, have long been mistaken a Teachers College, Columbia Uni- with robbery by two or more. Abe, will pay H formal visit to late at Sourabaya, temporarily Axis broke down,

George, the new Chairman of the assuming that pupils are not in versity: Will French, professor of

Lo was charged with robbing Wang Ching-wel at Nanking and attached to the Japanese trans "Hitler feels that Mussolini Has Senate Foreign Relations Commit-need nf post-elementary instruc. secondary education, Teachers Mrs. A. H Potts of a diamond this interview, according to Jap-delegation could easily convince got him into a mess-but can be tee, that he personally favours aldon in reading.".

College, Columbia University: Ben ring and a platinum wrist watch anese circles, will mark the turn the police of his integrity.

afford to get him out of it? Afor Britain, and "will go the dis- The educators, who have been G. Graham superintendent of on Oct, 22 ing point in relations "between The police officer apologised winter campaign in the Balkans stance with the chief executive are studying American educational public schools, Pittsburgh, Pa: Japan and New China collabora- and returned

After the prosecution had con- No no answer but if Mussolini can taken to indicate that something methods for the past four years Oscar Granger, principal, Haver- camera. tors in the construction at a new protest whatsoever was heard

Thang on in some part of Albania ¦ definite will be done as soon as to work out 5. comprehensive ford Township High School, Upper cluded a case Mr. Bardet? sald order in East Asia."

The alleged growing anti-Jap-until the spring Hitler may help the new Congress is convened in feducational programme, said: Darby, Pa.: Charles A. Professor, that there was no evidence

defendanta сп A him. But can Altler afford to January. janese feeling can be denied most

"One reason why pupils are un-director, William Hood Dunwoody commit the wall? Nobody can answer these Unconfirmed rumours -emphatically

Minneapolis. suggest able to read well, is that much of Institute,

Minn. charge of robbery by two or more 'The above-mentioned three questions off hand and it will be that Senator George may fly to the material which is presented in Francis T. Sparlding, dean, gra- but held that there was a cabe a charge of The cases have all been investigated idle to say that they can be ans-England to see Mr. Winston Chur- textbooks is altogether inappro-duate school of education, Harvard against them the Evening Post, under the terms thoroughly and are regarded as/Wered in our favour.""

priate for the cultivation of readUniversity: Alexander J. Stoddard, larceny from the person. ing habits,

superintendent of schools, Phila- charge was accordingly amended. Mr. Zembet Horikiri, a former.

When the history of the United delphia, Pa.. George D. Strayer.

ATTACK DESCRIBED Sneaker of the Japanese House of States, for example, is condensed professor of educational, adminis- i Reparon ztes. has been appoint-into a book of 500 or 600 pages, it tration, Teachers College, Colum-f Det, Bud.-Insp. R. Cunningham ed Ambassador to Italy. He will has, to be compressed to such anbia University: Willies A. Sutton, sald that Mrs. A. H. Potts, was encceed Mr. Etji Amau, who went extent that the anecdotes which superintendent of public schools.. walking along Mount Davle Road. to Rome a year ago,

would make it a lively. interesting Atlanta, Ga., and Ralhp W. Tyler, when, near the Ho Tung Ceme- chairman, department of educa-tery, she was attacked by a Chi- tion, the University of Chicago. “ nese male. On Oct. 29 the de-

READING HABITS

fendants were arrested on in- recitationis. the educators formation by C314'Ng Chau. said, teachers show ingenuity in Evidence was given by noth torturing the subject" by asking defendants who denied, the charge questions, by which a student gains and alleged that thes, had been knowledge of only "the most de- beaten with a troncheon by 8gt. liberate and minute dissection of Ng Chau who arrested them, what he has read."

Stating that he did not believe "The result is that whenever that they had been struck on the pupil takes up a book he begins to chest and back, Mr. Barnett con- ramble in his thinking, indulging victed both defendants. in all kinds of speculation as to

NO OBLIGATION

SHANGHAI, Nov. 25 (Reuter)— According to a story featured in

of the Tokyo-Nanking treaty there would not be any obligation of Indemnity by China to Japan.

Three main points in the treaty are reported to include,

Complete withdrawal of Jap- anese troops from China within a specified period, everything" de- pending how soon China is paci- fed;

purely focal the facts absolutely

not warranting the foresaid don clusion.

PASSENGERS

The following passengers" left Hongkong yesterday for Manila:-

'Formal recognition of "Manchu- Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Arnold, Mr. kuo" as a sovereign state by Nan-3. K. Bousfeld, Mr. E. L. Broaddus, king:

the of

ITALIAN

ECONOMIC STRUCTURE RUPTURED

chill and other British leaders.

SIMULTANEOUS ATTACKS

Mr. J. R. Carmichael, Mr. Juan WASHINGTON, Nov. 29 (Reuter) Continuation

North Galleto, Mr. W. A. O'Neill, Bister --The British blockade," of the.. China political council as a se- Mary Paul, Mr. J. Pineda, Mr. R. Mediterranean has been so effec- parate legislative body under the T. Purswani.. Very Rev. Mother tive that "the Italian economic Ark Central political council in Wan-Joseph (Rogera), Rev. Suster James king.

(Rogers), Mr. Dayaram Tolaram.

ir

Stabilisation In Kwangsi Economic Situation

BRITAIN'S FOOD SITUATION

"The Italian people may expect much stricter rations and possibly five or six meatless days each week" continues the statement.

BY FLEET AIR ARM

diiring

the

THE CASUALTIES

In

on

to

the possible questions that one The first was sentenced to eight

Continued from Page 1 Royal the aircraft-carrier structure has been severely dis-which has so frequently been Reuter adds that one officer and organised," according to a state- "sunk" by German propaganda six ratings were killed, two ratings ment Issued by the United States attacked repeatedly

seriously wounded and seven light. Department of Agriculture.

pursuit and afterwards,

ly injured. RESULTS OF ATTACKS

Ten enemy bombers escorted by The communique records the re-fighters attacked our ships, but sults of these attacks. --

Owing to the action of the Fleet "One force of the wordfish air-Air Army fighters, no damage was "Pupils begin to think that it strokes of the care while the craft carried out a torpedo attack austamed by any of our ships. At requires from three to six months second who had three previous on enemy battleships and one tor-4.40 pm enemy aircraft again at to read through a book."

convictions was sentenced to sh pedo was seen to hit a battleship tacked, 15 bombers arriving in

To remedy slovenly

hara inbou? and of the new and powerful Littorio three waves.

reading months" habits, the educators called for strokes of the cane, "Our fighters again intercepted, "stimulation, encouragement, and Both defendants were also re- attacked an enemy unit, eonalsting : but some of the enemy aircraft instruction". by experienced teach-commended to be banished,

Eighty per cent of Italy's- imports has been cut off par- ticularly "sorely needed food- stuffs and agricultural materi- als" and food prices are 40 per cent. higher than before the war. "Italy went into the war with

class. Another force of Swordfish.

might raise.

months" hard labour and 24

16

The body of Pte. Wilfred Holms-

The economic situation in Kwangsi has been greatly stabilised since the outbreak of the war, declared Mr. Liao Ching-tien, General- Manager of the Bank of Kwangsi, who arrived here recently from Eweilin to inspect the business of the local branch of the bank.

Legal tenders are substituting provincial notes. The latter are

of three 8-inch gun cruisern now mestly, circulated in the rural districts, Mr. Ling said

"One torpedo hit was almost were able to carry out their attackers, widespread use of library faci little or no reserve of vital agricul- certainly obtained on the rear ship, and the Ark Royal, disappeared Utles-free reading, guidance as to As a result of the increase in tural products, especially cotton. 10,000-ton ship of the Bolzano from sight behind the flashes from selection of material and fami- legal tender notes, investments and wool, rubber, cereals, meat and class and the leading ship of this 30 bombs. She emerged with all liarity with card cataloguing sys- agrarian credit, loans, Mr. Líao re- ollseeds," saya the statement formation was observed to have her guns firing furiously, having tems would result in economics wood, 35, B.A.B.C, of Horsham, vealed, the economic situation which adds that it is difficult to reduced the speed immediately sustained neither damage nor and in the cultivation of powers of was found in a wood near Warn-" Kwangst, especially in the rural

inestimable value to the individual bam, Bussex. He had been shot through the head, and a rifle lay districts, assumes a more lively and

"A force of Ekuas dive-bombed "One Cant 706 three-engined pupil."

Students should "learn how to 'near him, prospercus aspect than before.

a formation of three 6-inch gur float plane and one "R043 float No Cause For Alarm, he further disclosed, has been Kwanger's agricultural produ..

cruisers of the Condokters class: plane were shot down. One of our distinguish between different types "Thus the lack of fats, oils and two very near hits were obtained fighters did not return from in-1 of reading materials... how to LONDON, Nov. 29

greatly increased and the products meats may become more serious 35 and it appeared, that one of the tercepting the enemy bombing at. Icok through a book of reference, ford, Buffolk, was summoned at (Reuter- can be sold at higher prices. There Despite shipping fosses ΣΤΟΥΣ enemy action, there in no сепле for alarm about Britain's winter food situation, says Reuter's lobby correspondent:

has been therefore a marked im

provement in the farmers and labourers livelihood.

- POWER PLANTS

see how countries that might send after this attack. supplies by land can furnish Italy with more than one or two of these products.

the British blockade continues," concludes. the statement.

casualties.

enemy .cruisers was damaged in tack. the boiler room."

Damage to the British forces: Wak confined to slight damage to H.MB,

.

When Herbert Callow of Mut-

for a single desired fact how Great Yarmouth for driving in a to be critical of testimony present defence area without à permit, ENEMY UNITS, RETIRE

ed by a biased writer.. how to ne maintained that as the car LONDON, Nov. 29 (Reuter)-Bri- know what to do when a state-rarried trade number plates he SUNDAY SHOOT AT Berwick, which was hit twice, but tain's light naval forces engaged ment is, but not fully understood, needed no permit. The case was Future developments may, how~/ Turning to Kwangsi's Industrial

KOWLOON CITY

is "ready for service" and to the the enemy in the Englian Channel must be supplemented by further adjourned for a Home office zul- ever, include some further ration-conditions. Mr. Liao said that a

loss of one of the Fleet's Air Art early yesterday morning, according inquiry and reading other sources ing.

of information." ing but no decision is yet reached number of factories have been Fractice Shoot at 300, 500 and 600 subsequent attack by enemy bomh-

There will be a Spoon and aircraft while dealing with the to an Admiralty communique.

Enemy units retired at high ing reading the educators went

Under proper methods of teach-l regarding what foods and quan-atablished in the province, include yards tomorrow at Kowloon City

speed towards Brest pursued by on, "much more would be accom- tities may be brought within the g power plants, textile factorie Ranges, and there will be also

1. Expansion of courses in so Our accurate detall the - our forces. It is known that one plished than merely training good cial studies. the present rationing and machine workshops. A Cement Revolver Shooting, commencing at ani communique is noted by news of our units sustained damage. A

factory, an alcohol distillery and

2. Inclusion of "actual work ex- 8.30 am, sharp. a dyeing factory were established

papers which reflect a nationwide report has been received that dam-

"No other contribution to gen-perlences" in high school betivi- Further extensions of communal recently.

fubilation at the Navy's success in age was inflicted upon the enemyeral education can be of impor- ties. feeding are also envisaged in such

Kwangsi's principal products; Mr.

Please note that the next Ride this running fight. The Italians but the extent thereof is not yet tance equal to that which would 3. Instruction and guidance in places a factories and schools.

Liao said, include tin, gold sand: Meeting will be held on Wednes- admit that two of their atreraft know.

be gained by making pupila com- personal problems. In general the food affuation is tea, tung oil and bristles. The min-day, Dec. 18 instead of Dec. 11 are missing, which corresponds The tommuniqué adds that fur-petent readers," the educator said, 4. Fundamental revisor of regarded as standing up well toeral products are under Govern as previously notined in this with the number which the Ad-ther details will be made known the blitzkrieg conditions,

ment control.

| oficɛ letter dated Sept. 9 1940. miralty reports were shot down. as soon as possible.

scope. "of scheme.

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Changes recommended in felds standard courses "and new. other than reading were!

methods of teaching them.".