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KUNMING, Apr. 14. (Central)—THE CHINESE GOVERNMENTS PLAN: "TO “HASTEN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE YUNNAN- BURMA RAILWAT ` INDICATES CRINA'S DETERMINATION ΤΟ KEEP HER BACK DOOR" open and to maintain continuous

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BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE

NOTTINGHAM, Apr. 14 (Router)— The first real test for tur classics candidates furnished a surprise,

TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1941.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, TUESDAY, 18th APRIL, 1941.

On Thursday, 17th Instant, the General Post Office

when KEYSTONE, formerly known will be closed at 6.00 p.m.: as Rossetto, a Ally ridden by Gor- 'don Richards, and an odds-on favourite, only finished third in a

The public are reminded that it is a breach of postal

Bow of imports and exports which is indispensable for the susten field of six in the Southern Three-regulations to enclose in a postal cover communications intend-

ance of China's resistance to Japanese aggression. ⠀

Chinese circles note with gratification the British Government's readiness to extend financial aid to the Burmese Government to complete the Burma section of the Railway so that it may link with the Chinese section and through traffic may be inaugurated on the entire line at an early date,

Year-Old Plate over the mile course.

ed for persons other than the addressee.

The winner was Sister Goodbody's SELIM HASSAN trained, by the Duchess of Norfolk, which beat Mr. Is Basset's MISTER SAWYER by three lengths with Keystone a fur-

The betting was 7/2 Selim Has-

These circles feel that though Realising the economic poten the Yunnan-Burma highway open- tialities in these districts, the four ther one-and-half lengths behind. ed in 1938 has been contributing Government banks and the Yun- to the development of China's nan Provincial Bank have opened san, 7/1 Mister Sawyer and 4/9 communications and foreign trade, branches in Lufeng. Tsuyung and It is still inadequate as China's Hsiangyun to foster the numerous

Keystone. principal communication route in development projects. time of war. The completion of the Yunnan-Burma Railway is therefore regarded as urgent and Indispensable.

SLUGGISH PACE

BRILLIANT RECORD

At present the construction of the Railway is under the direction of Mr. Tu Cheng-yuan, who has

Work on the new Railway was behind him a brilliant record as

of the Chekiang | begun by the Chinese on Dec, 25, the director

Selim Hassan's brilliant performs- ance was probably the result of him being made a favourite for the Derby.

OPEN TENNIS

1938, but owing to many difficul. Klangs and Hunan-Kwangu Rali- RESUMES TODAY

ties, it has been at a sluggish ways. It was he who brought the

pace,

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After a long rest of Ave days the Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct In view of its important Hengyang Kwellin section of the tennis programme in the Open Air Mail by "Pan American Airways Direct

vicc"-San Francisco date, 8th April. bearing on China's war efforts, Hunan-Kwangsl Railway to com-tournament will be resumed at the Chinese public opinion is now pletion in less than ten months.

Stand Court today with doubles

vice-San Francisco date, 15th Aprli. growing more insistent that it In building the Railway, parti- between Paul Kong and Fung Yee- should constitute one of China's cularly in western Yunnan, the pul and W. C. Eung and E. C. principal tasks for the current Chinese engineers have encounter-Fincher. A good game is promised

ed many difficulties,

and it would be difficult to predict Reports state that the Yunnan-j. First, lack of medical and sani-

the outcome. Burma Railway Bureau under tary facilities in the interior of the Chinese Government has the province, especially in the few mobilised 150.000 native workers. hundred milles nearing the Burma including 60,000 women to hurry porder where malignant malaria the construction of the roadbed. takes heavy toll of lives, bridges and tunnels,

year.

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H'cap Doubles R. H. Blake and

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some of the richest districts in Yunnan province, including An- ning Lufeng, Kwangtun, Tsuyung. Chennan, Moting and Hsiangyun. Thirdly, the rainy season causes Childe and S. L. Maughan (-276). Rice, wheat, and other foodstuffs disruption of work,

H'cap Mixed Doubles: such as soy bean, millet, kidney

T. A However, despite these difficulPearce and Miss J. Armstrong bean. Indian corn, peanuts and ties and hardships, construction (-15,2) v. C. H. R. Oxlade and Miss Air Mall by Air to Rangoon to connect with the Hog. sweet potatoes are produced in work goes on.

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Possibilities For Penal

Settlement

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authorities are hard put to it to erected to accommodate

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those WORKING TOGETHER:

OVER NORTHERN and accommodation for all those sent out. The whole area could IRELAND."

sentenced to various terms of im- be fenced off with barbed wire. RESPONSE BY COTTON WORKERS

prisonment. Magistrates, realising after the style of the various Re- the difficulties of the Prison au fugee Camps, with watch-towers

LONDON, Apr. 14 (Reuter)-Ger- thorities. have co-operated by manned day and night. man aircraft were over Northern imposing as light sentences as Ireland this afternoon. They were possible, and inflicting such fines seen at one place flying at a great as they think might be paid. height.

But, among those who appear before the magistrates, are many wherewithal to pay the fines, how

cannot possibly obtain the

Anti-aircraft guns opened fire. No damage or casualties have so

a small force of Nazi planes.

FEW NAZI PLANES VISIT BRITAIN LONDON, April 14 (Reuter)--A_

who

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IN BRITAIN WAR EFFORT

Adjoining the buildings, but "We are in this war together and we know we shall win. So, forming part of the Settlement, let us keep together so that when we have reached our goa) and would be cultivable land on which peace is ours we may remain banded together in the spirit of real ( the inmates could be put to work fellowship", said MR. R. TIMBER, a cotton worker of Lancashire, for producing those agricultural when he broadcast from London yesterday in the series "WORK- needed in Hongkong. As an in- Mr. Timber said that he was a vlous night. This showed now de- products which are so, urgently ING TOGETHER”. ever small they might be, and wis ducement to greater energy, the cotton-spinner or, as it was known termined they all were "to see this must, therefore, be given the al-workers could be paid at certain in Lancashire, a ternative of prison sentences.

In exed rates.

“OLD OFTENDÊRS”-

to

cotton-winder. thing through”.

There Is also another class or an opportunity to work, the pos-fabrics are second to none.

few Nazi bombers visited Britain' criminals—often

referred to 1.5

during the night. It is believed "old offenders who have con that the weather on the continent siderably contributed to the over- was not favourable to air opera- crowding problem. These, after tions.

enjoying the comparative comfort- often do their utmost to gain re able living conditions of Stanley,

admittance

sibility of any of them attempting would appear most remote to escape from the Settlement

VAST KEFORMS

far been reported says a joint com- munique issued by the Northern Ireland Ministry of Public Security and the Headquarters of the RAF

The first bombs were dropped on this category are the hawkers, tree! Northern Ireland in the night cutters, destitutes, smugglers (who When it is borne in mind that 48 hours a week, Mr. Timber went workers

After declaring that he worked As far as the recreation of the time a week ago during a raid by in practically every case, prefer to many of those imprisoned for en

ate concerned, charity serve six months hard labour to minor offences are not criminals manufacture in the mills to pro- and first-rate artistes from London explalu the process" of concerts were held in the mills paying a fine of $1,000 or more) at heart, but are driven to crime vide the fabrics which were used participated. The workers like to and opium-divan keepers.

through adverse economic condi- for parachutes, aeroplanes and have their own music too and in tions, and that many of them women's and children's dresses, his own town there was a musical would only be too happy to get declaring that Lancashire cotton society, a choral society, and an operatic society. The speaker mentioned with pride that Gracie Fields, the well-known music- Mr. (Timber said that altogether hall star, "was a Lancashire lass". the cotton workers were, leading

A REMINDER fairly comfortable lives although, of course, there were new rules

Commenting on what was hap- and regulations. which made pening In the cotton industry, Mr. their work very different to what it Timber said that some of the was during the time of their illls have had to close down and grand-parents He, however, paid only those engaged in Government a great tribute to the work being work or export work were now done by the Lancashire lasses" allowed to continue, The war who were emulating what their had created a great demand for grandmothers did years ago. |a great" army of men and women Those days, however, have for the country's war efforts, "We The technical side of this gone by and our Trade Unions realise that it has to be done and PENAL SETTLEMENT

scheme-such as the type of have brought about vast re- we are doing it," said Mr. Timber. prisorers to be chosen for the forms since then, and that is one experiment, etc. could safely be reason why we are determined to The recent proposal of the Hon. Director of Medical Ser-capable and highly efficient Coming to take away from us what we left in the hands of the Colony's fight Hitlerism which is threaten- vices, Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, to settle refugees, and others, out in Lantao Island has given rise to the question: Why not utilise part of that Island as a Penal Settlement?:....

possible time after their release.

within the shortest

An Air Ministry communique saga that last night, enemy air activity over this 'country was alight, but a small number of hombs were drop- ped at one or two coastal pointa.

These, though not criminals at They were generally ineffective, glad to be assured of board and heart, are nevertheless only too but in one town in North-West lodging, even England, some damage was done Stanley Gaol, to having to eke out and some persona killed.

a miserable, and oft-times precarious, existence at liberty.

AXIS LOSSES LAST WEEK LONDON, Apr. 14" (Router) The Germans and Italians lost 170 hombers and fighters last week This includes the record of 45 night bombers destroyed over Britain during the week 33 by night) fightera

The British lost one plane in the defence of Britain, 33 in raids over Clermany and enemy-occupied ter- ritory and 12 in the Middle East, making a total of 46.

SURPRISE BAID

that means

Should the site chosen for the Settlement be large enough-and there appears to be no reason why it should not be Borstal Institute could. be established within its com- pounds, and the training in agricultural work be given to the boys.

TECHNICAL SIDE

missioner of Prisons, Major J. I have now achieved" said Mr. Willcocks; D80, M.C., who could, Timber. The war, of course, has at the same time, nominate for changed many things in our the position of Superintendent, an lives". officer who besides being ayın

pathetic and human in his treat-

WAR DUTIES

the "At

Bme we Wonder what will happen when the war is over and when we get back to our normal jobs in our factories. This is where you can help us once again. We cannot hope to compete with countries that use sweated labour, so try to remember that we

to

The various sub-committees apment of his charges, also possesses The speaker went on to refer pointed to go into the many pro-an understanding of and faith into the response which had been specialise in quality and not blems attendant on the founding human beings,

made by workers in the "cotton

quantity Think of our tall chimneys and help to brighten our skies by darkening them with smoke?!

LONDON, April 14 Reuter) all-important question of trans-Darby, of the Salvation Army, various wartime duties. He, bi- of a new settlement, including the The services of Brigadier wmills who have volunteered for Easter holiday-makers scattered port, could well extend their could be co-opted when planning self, was a fully trained auxiliary hurriedly and anti-aircraft runs vestigations to the southern part the running of this Settlement as farmer. This national service has roared into actiori this afternoon, of "Lantao Island The Govern with his vast knowledge of Prison spread in all directions and The Slovak Minister to Mosco when a big German bomber with ment Malarlologist, who has been ers Ald work, he will doubtless be everybody could say with a cer- Father Tiso, left by train Its engines switched off swooped conducting investigations on the able to propound a scheme where-tain amount of pride that he or alaya on Sunday night to down to within a few hundred feet spot for the Settlement Scheme, by the stigma of prison, irsofar as she had been on duty the pre-with of the ground in a surprise fald on could likewise extend his to the Inmates of the Settlement are the outskirts of a North-West Eng-searches to the south land town, th

concerned, could be avoided,

During the experimental stages thereby enhancing the possibilities Printed and Published by It is believed that the raider was of this Penal Settlement scheme of these men finding honest work Daily Press, Lidst * hit by shefi firë.

semi-permanent buildings could be cri. their release

Road Central Hongkong, London

hi, Government, says