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NEUTRALITY ACT, MALARIA PREVENTION WORK ON BURMA ROAD

REVISION

MR. HULL FIRES

THE FIRST SHOT

WASHU NOTON, Sept. 23 (Rou-

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regarding the Neutrality Act geen here as the first shot in the campaign to gal Congress to re- peal what has now become the most hampering measure in con- nextor with the development of the Administration's policy of ald to all countries fighting Nazılım.

Its repeal would enable the President not only to arm mer chantmen but to send them into the so-called combat zones. Mir American Navy can protect Bri tish and other foreign ships cross- ing the Atlantic, shoot at German craft on sight but cannot escort American inerchantmen In those same waters.

Many Americans see in this an obsura anachronism Moreover there is a feeling in some circles that it even a greater anachron ism to send American-owned und operated ships to places like Ice- land under the flag of Paname and that they should be salling under closed lours

Prof. Robertson's Address

At Rotary Club Tiffin

An interesting acount of his recent visit to the Burma Road, at the invitation of the Chinese Government, to inspect the work that is being done there in malaria prevention was given yesterday to the weekly iiffin meeting of the Hongkong Rotary Glob by Rotarian Professor R. Cecil Robertson.

Professor Robertson sald it not at ali sultable as townships en

a highway

part.

Mr. President, Fellow Rotar- lans and Guests. I had the honour of giving you some ae- count of the Burma Road Jast year at a time when the road was temporarily closed due to political exigencies which for tunately now-a-days no longer exist. I explained in tay pre-

vious talk that I had made several visits to West Yunnan and the Shan States during 1939 when the road was first opened to traffic.

Adviser to the

It is a great mistake to put up any new buildings in the midst of these insanitary towns like Cha- feng and Mangshih.

RANGOON VISIT

At Rangoon, which quite out- rivais anything that Haiphong was in the past, with the docks piled high with goode for China; I found that they were getting very busy with A.R.P. They are not con structing tunnels because the place is like Shanghai, You have only

to scratch the surface of the soil to come upon water

the over-

These visits were in connexion with my work on the League of

They are building evacuation Nations Commission as Technical, camps in the suburbs to distribute

Chinese Govern the population from ment. My chief duties then were congested districts I believe that 14) survey the malaria situation they are very sensibly constructing and to devise ways and means for the sanary arrangements for Congress where Already the prevention and control of this these camps first, before actually

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apparently movements disease for repeal of the Neutrality Act

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As you are aware very malarious districts in the Shan States are traversed by the road and a con- Minuous fight has to be waged against the ravages malaria to Bhis

putting up the buildings,

There are fewer holdups due to care getting bogged in soft mad The scheme for asphalting the surface will help matters very much 1 understand that this. surfacing is now being commenced materials have arrived

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added that the Navy's alr pro vilat ne of comunuracation are from America.

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LONDON Sept 23 Revter Five young Frenchmen, who caped from France in a frall canoe and struggled for 30 hours in the Channel. landed ab Fast- bourne fast week. They

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on schedule. The not decimated by the discase. Navy was getting plenty of en-

I may say that the cost of liv During July and August of this gines and planes which were tr year 1 went back to the Burma is very high in the small vil- best in the world in cach

lages ut the Shan States-chickens cale Road at the request of the Chi- zory

There seem to nese Government to inspect the $30, eggs 2 for $1.

be plenty of vegetables and good progress of the work and generally crops in the Shan States but the advise as to further developments Shan people are very independent ❞ is with regard to this present atid. unenterprising. trip that I am giving you a short only grow what they require for They Will

themselves and have not to any GREAT WALL. COMPARISON extent catered for the new Chi- I think we can summarise when nese population with the road that in all probability has brought into the region. Pigs, state historians in the future will give for instance, are $700 each, tne upenting of this highway a Further east on the road when significance comparable to the une comes into China Proper construction of the Great Wall of prices are much lower. Minister, Mr Winston Churchill China two thousand years ago.

IN CONCLUSION and Mrs. Churchill at the Prime

The Great Wall, which has long Prof Robertson Minister's official residence. No 10 been one of the seven wonders of saying that on previous trips into concluded by

Downing Street,

the world, was erected to ensure China he had always carried The Frenchmen were still clad China's isolation. Isolation and medicines or supplies to distribute in a variety of clothing. One wore Isolationism is & world policy at various stations. This time he white duck trousers and a pair of which is dying fast in these, our had gone into China bringing wood sabots. Another wore bluejown times.

nothing with him. It has been shorts, The other wore golf far- The Chinese Government from said that the Chinese are only kets and plus fours still showing the very frst have been weit hospitable to Europeans when they evidence of their daring voyage aware of the necessity of attempt are seeking to get something from Across the Channel.

ing to control malaria on the Bur-them. He would say just the op- ma Road and have done what posite, for never before on any of they could with their available re his trips had as much hospitality Later the visitors left to join, sources. The present situation is and courtesy been extended to General de Gaulle's Free French that there has been a great im him than on this occasion. Force

provement in the medical facil- Mr. D. G. E. Middelburg thank- ties and clinics, The treatment led the speaker. side had progressed very well in- deed.

Mr Churchil gave the

"Vive la France"

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