1941-06-11 — Page 9

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

INDIAN TROOPS ADOPT SCENTED HAIR OIL

A tribute to the assistance given by the local Indian Community to the Indian Red Cross and Indian troops now in Malays was paid by Maj. Gen. I. M. Macrae, I.M.S. who is now in Singapore as Com- missioner, Indian Red Cross.

He said that local women's 'work parties had given a lot of as- sistance in preparing comforts and expressed the hope that this as- sistance would continue and the Indian Red Cross would receive as good a support as the British Red Cross.

British Take Initiative For First Time

FINANCE & GENERAL

Finance and Commerce

THAILAND WILL DIE CASTERS UNION NEW KWEICHOW

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CLEVELAND, June 10 (Reuter)— BANGKOK, June 10 (Reuter) A strike has been called by the KWETYANG, June 10 (Central)---- Even if Japan entered the war Die Casters Union at the vast After long preparations, the Kwel- Thailand, as a neutral, would con-: Aluminium Company of America chow Bank, a government and Maj. Gen. Macrae emphasised

tinue to carry on trade with all here which produces parts for commerical joint concern, is sche- the fact that the Commissioner of

countries, stated Premier Song- warplanes..

duled to be opened on July 1. Red Cross in India. Sir Bertrandt

of the The works employ 7,000 hands At a meeting of the promoters Moberley, had instructed him that gram at a special session

articles Assembly convened to ratify the who are members of the Union and Dr. Y.T. Tsur, member of wherever possible local

Thai-Indo-China. Peace Treaty. the factory spokesman said that Kwelchow Provincial Government, should be purchased for the stores. The Premier emphasised Thai-not one of the afternoon shift had was elected Chairman of the Board.

He is already negotiating for the

that she entered the "factory.

of Directors and Mr. Chien Chun- purchase of local soap. brushes land's pledge to Tokyo

treats The Union is seeking higher chi General Manager. and textiles and studying the ques- would not enter into any

The bank will seek to marshall CHUNGKING, June 10 Reuter)tion of buying beds, splints and detrimental to Japan and no new wages. Its demands were referred The British invasion of Syria wa other

already to a National Defence Mediation Boating capital for the development amenities locally which commitment beyond the the first time. Britain has taken would be too bulky to be brought existing non-aggression pact with Board last week, but the Union of Kwelchow, to regulate the cur- | spokesman said that the negotia- rency situation and to develop the initiative in the war against from abroad, Germany, declared the Sao Tang The purpose of the Indian Red

local finance. Its pald-up capital The conflict with Indo-China, tions were getting nowhere.

Cost Thai-

Pickets were out yesterday after for the initial period amounts 33.,, Pao. Chinese army organ yester-Cross organisation In Malaya was the Premier, revealed,

plus six noon.

|000,000 (Chinese currency). day, adding that it was therefore to augment the supplies provided land 10 million" ticals assumed that Britain must have by the Indian Government to the millions in compensation for pub- been fully prepared for any Indian hospitals in Malaya. Three lic utilities in the ceded areas. possible developments.

months' suppiles would be built up The paper stated: "The Suez at the stores of the Indian Red Canal is, the British sea route Cross in D'Almeida Street. which was the cause of the recent fighting in Iraq" and now Syria.

Middle East and Near East,

of Franco-German

· TOOTHBRUSH

tioned that the Indian soldier now

Indo-China.

ECONOMY SAVINGS

STAMPS

Water Conservancy Development

CHUNGKING. June 10 (Central)

To take an instance of the type CHUNGKING, June 10, (Central)--For the development of irriga- The fighting in Syria lifts the of article that the Red Cross hasFor wider publicity for the Nation and inland navigation, ze curtain of a major battle in the to stock, Maj.-Gen. Macrae mentorial Economy Savings campaign, lentless efforts are being made by "Germany's role in the fighting was beginning to discard the neem the General Post Ofice will issue the authorities to push the water will be determined by the degree stick to clean his teeth and was a set of "Economy Savings stamps conservancy work throughout Free China. Dredging of rivers is be- collaboration beginning to adopt the toothbrush, on June 22.

The stamps, which have alreadying feverishly carried out.

As a result an addition of 4,000,- been printed and supplied to post offices in various places in Free 000 mow of land is now available China, are of six denominations. for cultivation purposes. namely, 3 cents. 31 cents, 33 cents, 50 cents and $1.

and alse Vichy's policy regarding Even scented hair of for the Sikh the French Colonies,"

soldier is included in the list!

The primary purpose of the Red Cross was to cater for the sick soldier, and although re- creaffon was outside the scope of the Red Cross. steps were being taken to organise such amenities.

JAPANESE FIND NEW SOURCE OF REVENUE

LOYANG June 10 Central- According to a. recent arrival from Hopel the Japanese autho-i The activities of the Indian Red rities in Pelping have enforced a Cross would steadily be extended new ruling since May 1 requiring to Indian" camps up-country. He ali residents of the old capital to had already visited some centres be equipped with residential "Cer- up-country and was working In tificates. Fach resident applying liaison with Mr. Burdelt. Commis- for the certificate is required, tu sioner of the Australian and Bri- pay

a tax of 70 cents plus atish Red Cross. photograph fee of 30 cents. This India. Maj-Gen. Macrae said. new source of revenue will enrich was originally divided into three of sections to cater for Indian troops

the Japanere to the extent

$3 000,000

in the Middle East, North-west. Frontler and the Far East, but the demands of the Middle East were

so great that the system had to be with

The Chinese Youths Medical recrganised. Again later. Relief

Association here has ad-more Indian troops in Malaya, dressed a

letter to MF. Sun Fo. more attention had to be paid to President of the Legislative Yuan. the Far East. Maj.-Gen. Macrae re- expressing is regret for the des-tired from the Indian Medical Ser- traction

10

For the sake of stamp collectors. a special sheet with stamps of al six denominations will be printed.

Expenditures for water conser- vancy In the current. year have been increased to $17,000,000, and al experts in this field have been mobilised to undertake the work.

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his residence Invice in March this year and was $178 Chungking during a recent Japan-appointed to his present post on ese air raid,

retirement

MAYOR OF NARVIK MAKES. HIS ESCAPE

Colonel O. Broch, a member of Norwegian Military Mission In Landon, tells me that he has received a letter from his son, Mr. Theodor Broch, the former Mayor of Narvik.

The letter was" postmarked Chicago. Mr. Broch had reached the Middle West in the course of a lecture tour. He is describing to American audiences his first-hand experience of the battle for the strategic iron ore port and his own dramatic escape from Narvik after he had been sentenced to death by General Eduard Dietl

Mr. Broch, crossed into Sweden shoes

through waist-deep snow.

and travelled to the U.S.A. via drifts and across mountain tur Russia and Japan-three-quarters rents, for two days and nights in of the way round the globe.

bitter weather.

The Mayor of Narvik was ob-

Hged to leave his wife and three-

GROUSE FOR A "CORPSE" Some day a British consular off-

year old daughter in Norway. But clal who was stationed in Narvik they have ance succeeded in es- will have an equally adventurous caping.

il

story to tell. He is Captain G. L

Mrs. Broch courageously deter D. Gibbs, D.S.O., R.N. mined to undertake a similar Captain Gibbs was a comman world tour to rejoin her husband, der in the last war and retired in although she had no escort. She 1927. He became consular ship took her little girl through ping adviser in Narvik, and took Sweden, Russla and Siberia to refuge in the mountains when the Vladivostok, and has now reached Nazis entered the town, Jepan,

Later the Mayor brought Cap- She hopes to cross the Pacific in taln Gibbs back to Narvik disguis tline to hear the last of Mr. ed as a corpse. and concealed him Brocn's one hundred lectures.

i

in a vacant house next door to CONDEMNED TO DEATH

where some German officers were During the first German occupa-billeted. One night Mr. Broch and tion of Narvik the mayor made an

Captain Gibbs dined off white unsuccessful attempt to seize congrouse which had been intercepted trol of the telephone and telegraph on its way to the table of General

Diet. condemned

system. He was

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JAPANESE-N.E.I. NEGOTIATIONS

TOKYO, June 10 (Reuter)—The

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EXPLOITATION OF GOLD MINES

CHUNGKING, Jane 10 (Central),

of

Japanese Foreign Office's attitude -The Central Bank of China, the regarding the Netherlands East Bank of China, the Bank of Com- Indles reply to the Japanese munications and the Farmers Bank trade formula is understood to jof China have jointly allocated have stiffened considerably after $3,000,000 for the exploitation a careful study of the contents of gold mines in Free China.. the Dutch answer when high For eign Office officials met yesterday, says an official Japanese renort.

Inspection Tour Of Burma's Defences

RANGOON, June 10 (Reuter---- Concluding a four-day inspection of Burma units, the. Commander- In-Chier, Far Bast. (Air Chief Marshal Bir Robert Brooke- Popham), expressed satisfaction expansion in all at the army's directions since his last visit and the continuous supply of the most modern equipment reaching Burma..

A Gold Mining Bureau has been created by the Ministry of Finance. the Ministry of Econmic Affairs and the four Government banks for the administratiori of the fund in collaboration with the Gold Mining, Sinking Fund Con- trol Board:

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Sir Robert conferred with the 5.25 Governor, the Defence Counsellors Thu. 12

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"* Shipping

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16.25 In the sphere of air defence, 18.25 Sir Robert was impressed by the Sat, 14

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Captain Gibbs left Narvik dur

lace a firing squad, but was re-ing the Allied occupation, and is prieved through the intercession

now serving in the Navy again.

of the town council.

He stayed at his post and, had the satisfaction of welcoming the Allied expeditionary force. When the evacuation of Narvik followed. Mr. Broch fled down the

coast

精

$13.20

JAPANESE LOSSES

IN S. SHANSI

and set to work reorganising the fered by the Japanese during towns people, who had been scat tered among the lelands fjords.

DASH FOR FREEDOM

and

LOYANG, June 10 (Central)- Evidencing the severe losses suf-

their recent campaign

in the Chungtiao Mountain Range in southern Shansi, the removal of The mayor was caught by the Japanese war dead and wounded' Nazis in Harstad. Knowing that northward by trains" on the Tung- there would be no second reprieve, Pu Rallway is still continuing. he made a dash for freedom and On Sunday smuggled his family aboard a fish of wounded numbering about 400 ing boat.

paased. Houma en route to the They landed farther down the north, while some 500 bodies coast, where Mr. Broch found a brought from Yicheng to Hönma Lapp bay to guide him across the were cremated outside the East mountains to Sweden. They Gate of the city on the same travelled without skig or snow. day.

another trainload

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