1941-09-25 — Page 6

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

CABLES & GENERAL

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN WAR EFFORT CHINESE DELEGATES TO

RUSSIA: MISCONCEPTIONS CLEARED UP BY ENVOY

Bri

LONDON, Sept. 24 (BWS) -- The Sovlot Ambassador to tain,, in a speech at the American Chamber of Commerce gathering In London, disposed of the misconceptions regarding the freedom of worship in iussia.

"In spite of what is thought by so marry."ld M. Musky ligion in my country is not persecuted and every cllizen has right to bolleve or Hot to believe according to conscience

LENINGRAD DEFENCES

OF INDIA

MR L. 5. AMERY

FULL OF PRAISE

LONDON, Bept 24 (Reuter) - A tribute to India's roni-ribution 4. ነ the war fort was paid by Mi. LS. Amery. Secretary for India. the in the course of a sprech at Aber - |

dren yesterday.

re

"Arllele 124 of the Stain Con Sution rends In onder TA

"n sure to citizens die freedom

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potaselene'0. the Church

the U.S.S.R is separated from thr Stat and tie shoul from tise- Church Freedom 1 religious

GRUDGING TRIBUTE and freedom of the anti- Ireligious propaganda is recognised

BY THE NAZIS

ZURICH.

Sep

24 | Reuters

Aer referring to the great part

the Indian forces played by Eritrea, Abyssinia and Iraq and a clearing Syria

open A through Persic to MI Amery said Hussia was obvious.

difulles

I.L.C. IN THE COLONY

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Xion-wei Shaw, former general manager of the China National Tea Corporation, and Mr Н F Chu, Chinese labour leader, arrived in Hongkong from Changking on Tuesday and will leave for the United States on September 28 by CHpper to attend the 28th International Labour Conference to be held at New York from October 27 to November 5.

Dr. Shaw and Mr. Chu are China's delegates for the em- ployers and the workers respectively. They will be accompanied by Dr. Robert Quang and Mr Lin Hsuan-tul, their respective advisers.

the

forthcoming ANNUAL REPORT

OF CHAIRMAN ·

OF G.E.C.

In an interview. In Shaw re vealed that the

main topics for! In way discussion help Russia, Conference will be the collabora Our duty to tion between the government and

No less ob-jemployers' and workers organiso! vious were Sine the physical ons and the social policy after

Limc and space the present war which stood in the way.

The Chinese delegates, he said. "Om T the immediate asks w report. on the conditions o! bet..re

curs the factories and labour welfare in Was to improve

also They wil munications through Persta as to Free China

The following extracts and com- 1940 in the US.S.R 1Berr wer enable a really effective Now af deavour to solleft from foreign in ments on the Annual Report of the over 30.000 Independent religious munitns fo Trachte hard [dustrial and commercial circles General Electric Co. Ltd, of Eng- communities of every kind vet

sympathy and further and was received from the focal pressed Russian Army and no less greater 8.000 Churches and AboHI 00.000 urgent and obvious to our people effective aid to China In her pre-office of the General Electric Co priests and Ministers of religion at bome wa

that these sent resistance to aggression

for all citizens'

This Article is clear and by an The superiority of the Leningrad means a dead letter Indeed

defence

with system compared the Maginos Line both as Igurds the number of fortinesLIONA atvi their adaption Go the SWEATE: JON terrain. was admitted in the Ger man MILITAERISEHE KORRES PUNDENZ

DEUTSCHLANI! Aud which says:

"The French rught with tradi tional bravery bur Without

political deep

convicton Whe makes the Russians ar Suthar and which is rausliig 108sea"

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"The believers practise religions Lions rame forward as reptily freely. frequent services narry as these rommunications could br in Church, Christen their Thi improved dren and bave religious runerals

heavy

were admitted ta administer the forces

GERMAN LOSSES

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TECHNICAL HELP Chinese industrial and commer 'rtai carries. Dr Shaw declared.

earnestly hope that their

foreign countries. "This was the Lask which ten lemporartes In

RESOURCES POOLED

con-

In

SUCCESSFUL YEAR

of China Ltd yesterday.

In his Annual Report for 1940/41 to the Shareholders, Lord Hirst of

Witium

The The Chairman of General Electric Co Ltd. of Eng- M Matsky also mentioned that

land. pointed out that the absorp-i in the new Polish Army now being furgely up this country, but not especially those in the Unitedon of the Company in the re- created. Roman Catholte chaplains afour There too, Indis was play - | States, will extend technical and quirements of the Home market

Ing 2 great part

assistance to Chins had by no means diminished the She combined | Banrla! with other Dominions at the Deither cenamie reconstruction

attention always paid to export. Conference to work out a scheine the rear China he said, is ur. ! He added that it would be idle Dealing with the Russo-German co-operation whereby all these gently in need of such help. per-to pretend that the difficulties and

Tirountries pooled their resources in Ucularly Maisky Mala of campaign. M

restrictions in the path of export bustness had [ Increased but often i usseelden of the German High Com order to bring about the largest. Both for present

and the most rapid inunitions, topment of the rear and for post. that 10 spile of these, by the

efforts of reconstruction rodaction

It is hoped united was now proceeding and was des-that foreign capital and technical both 10 England and Overseas thei fined, in ever-increasing measure, personnel will be forthcoming. Company had managed to main u play its part towards the final According to Dr Shaw there lain its export trade at practically! wielory"

will be no delegates to the Con-the same figure as in the previous ference fruin Germany. Italy and year

It says the Fussiau! de feners have THOVE "extraordinarily

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severe abstacles" consleting huge tank traps and TOWA 10 or

12 miles drep of pine and that their losses up to Aug

31 aunted to le ore trunks rammed several yards in; the earth as well as pine trees cu

400.000 men, ineluding 6940 down to a yard above the ground, and 725 alreraft and only by conerele pyramids

barbed aldered as ridiculus 1 is enough to look n the tosses in the alr force

than

Aters

re bomber: German

wife

and

RING OP FORTS The garrisons were able to ve cupy the great ring of Forts mediately squads of civil workers had Anished their construction, it adds The forts were fully tected against al, but the viest bombs and shelis

Tribute was also palg Lu garrisons formed by

factory workers

proved

excellent!

very short training

pro

J

Leningrad trave

which

Air attacks were of ttle use it these sectors, the statement cludes

PRISONERS OF WAR.

IN GERMANY

LONDON.

pl. 2 Reuter

|

"Taking as an average Пers per machine, both Jesse's of and fghters planes should in

2.300 11: But even this does not fully Doss the es

725

"According Lo I Conserva- ve estimate, the actual losses suffered by Germany consist

of some 3.000.000 men killed. wounded and missing. The namber of German planes destroyed within the Arst three months of the war in the East Amonuts

like to something 1,500. One third of the whole German Army is now hors de combat."

possible That

work war

British Tank Production

on the technical side

economic deve

Japan However.

Countries

all

concerned

Commenting upon this statement Europe now under Nazi domination the ELECTRICAL TIMES re- will be represented.

As Secretary-General of the Chinese-American Institutes cat Cuiturn) Relations. Dr Shaw wil ;atter the International Labour

Bestablishment of a sister organi

Workers Out To Break Conference. make plans for the

All Output Recordsation in the United States to be

marks.

"We should ke to see this bald fact treated by a Kipling These exports had to be made; from rationed materials under i risk of death and destruction from the 12.1 and when they i managed to find themselves on board ship they had to run the gauntlet of sea-raider, U-boat. bomber, and mine, as well as the normal perits of the deep What bumen urage. fortitude and endurance went to the delivery of these goods!"

SUCCESSFUL YEAR

known as the American-Chinese LONDON, Srat 24 · Reuter- Committee of Cultural Relations 'This is a

Tanks for Russia week He will discuss the matter

with alid prelim

reports suggest Dr. Hu Shin, Chinese Ambassador that the outpul wil represent the to the United States, and Amer! greatest production drive Britann ducational and cultural tras ever

Hourly seen.

reports leaders teaching the Ministry (a) Sup!

CUAIN STORES ply, confirm this.

The Shaw will also make an in

In spite of the imposition of the Over 2,000 workers in one Mid-vestigallen Inte overseas Chinese Excess Profits Tax the Company land Factory should have nutdidays in feu of holidays turn

had commercial activities in the United has had a very successful year, its States and find out the possibly unmerous Factories having been gune 1 Whitsu They

have of organising chair stores tor - targely employed upon work of deferred voluntary

their marketing of Chinese special pro- first grade importance to the war

ducts in order

promote Sinu effort. alreadyAmerican trade

SITUATION SERIOUS M Malsky. however did minimise the seriousness +1!

the

Stalag 12 "A" German Brotuation due to the Russian losses. camp which contains 5.300 Bri

tish prisoners of

Dominion

Greece and

War

<

2011 important in

helday the neces

From anoly factory by working F1 six and a half-day!

week. with

overtime, pre

the occupation includiusdustrial districts and

sary destruction of the plan the Russians themselves

captured

Lroops

Crete 15 stated the War Ofice to be मु generall satisfactory camp

The health of the said to be general Red Cross parcel, well

prisoners in saltalactory

AN

Staing 18 "D" contains

artiyak

British prisoners I war

5,500 firm

Greece and Crete THE ramp

15

at far from compiello, but the

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The report also reveals that of

As an arden culturai Rorker, the 50.000 persons employed by the Dr Shaw hopes to make a study: 0.BC. in England 3,400 are serving Iminary reports indicate the pro-atse of the development of Ameri-with the Forces of whom 38 have for duction is likely to be stepped up can journalism and moun pleture been killed. 16 are reported miss-

Similar reports are coming in industry

in the nated ing. 10 wounded and 29 prisoners

From Democratie and freedom loving countries he appealed help in the way Til more дета | planes and more lacks

"In sending help." said M Mal- sky, "this countries cannot but Tealis, they are the ping ther selves "

from other planis

while

States

It's visit

the United

of war.

Two have gained the Dis- A representative of the workers

Btatestinguished Flying Cross, one the the Midiand tank factories will last about four monthẻ

He Distinguished Flying Medal, one sent. a telegram to Lord Beaver will return to China probably or the Military Cross. two the Military brook in Moscow pledging them Clipper by way of the South Seas

selves to break all records from. now in ald of the tanks for

authorities are working hard al 11 GREEK MONARCH'S Russia week.

Morale of the prisoners 15 lugh! and health generally good

C parcels

this camp 17:

5)

BROADCAST

ALMA

reaching

satisfactory

LONDON, King Gege

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VON PAPEN BACK

IN TURKEY

(Reuter-

Sept

(Reuters 24 げ

the Bellenes.

[Renter-

“COMMON BATTLE"

24 Sept the moment

LONDON "From

(Central)

FREE FRENCH Russ NATIONAL COM.

broadcasting to Greece last night Came into war WI have been sald that anyone who crossed the doing our best Lo send belp

Atlantic must be impressed by the every possible way." declared a FORMED BY

absolute control of the seas exer-member of the War Cabinet, Mr. cised by Britain and the States

Uniley

The King added "He who finds to himself today in this mighty out- Post of civilisation, this Impreg-

24 LONDON, Sept The German

Ambassador Turkey. Herr Von Papen. arrived back in Turkey by air from vish to Germany, according to an Istanbul telegram 10 Beritn.

↑

He proceeded to the summer re sidence of the German Embassy at Therapia, the telegram adida

Ciment R Atlee, speaking yes. terday al â Inzebeon organised by ex-Officers of the Royal Tank Regiment

24 Sept

Medal and one the George Medal. so that both the Company and its employees are making a consider- able contribution to the Empire's war effort.

U.S. ASSISTANCE TO RUSSIA

WASHINGTON. Sept. 24 Reu- ter-The American administrator GEN. DE GAULLE of the Lease-Lend programme. Mr. Stetinius, has urged the House of LONDON,

Reuter Representatives Sub-Committee for General Charles de Gaulle, head Appropriations, which is consider We are 11ghing a common bal of the Free Fench forces. has

ing the latest Lease-Lend Appro nable fortress he who witnesses tle and cbviously, common- announce the formation 01

priation Bill, to reject any pro- sense and right the should do Free French National Committee hibitions which would bar aid to utmost to support our Allies to act as trustees for France until Russia, according to information in every way."

representative tram informed House members. He added: We shall beat the government is established.

Mr. Stetinas explained that I Germans with our tanks not only Announcing the formation of is not the American Government's because of the skill and courage of the new Free French National policy now to extend aid to Russia our men but because of the skill, Committee. General de

Gaulie through the Lease-Lend pro- Inventiveness and devotion of our said that it would be a matter gramme but he emphasised that engineers"

for the United States and other in view of the uncertainty of the uations to decide whether the new future, any restrictive provisions committee is recognised Instead would be especially undesirable.

"We had shown the necessity of

the steadily mcreasing strength of Britain and her Allies and the in comparable fortitude of the Br. 11sh people cannot possibly doubt the certainty of victory"

MORE AIR FORCE

Windfalls are

Windsqualls are

welcome!

airworthy!

See further nnouncements

our

CHRISTMAS

2

constitutionally

MAIL of the Vichy Government.

FOR TROOPS

LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter ›

LT

One hundred soldiers have been the

[

"great event"

decentralisation and the Defence Reduced Press Rate: Council in Its modest

way had Welcomed By M.O.L met the game need recognised by

British Government when LONDON, Sept. 24 (Reuter, Jeaned to the Army Post Office to they sent Mr. Duti Cooper to The introduction on Oct. 10 ut cope with the enormous last Singapore,

the reduced Empire Press rate o minute rush of Christmas greet-

CONSTITUTION VIOLATED Id. per word has been decrib- ings to the forces in the Middle "I would like to make clear our ed as

by Mr. East, India and Malaya.

position regarding the constita-Brendan Bracken, Minister of In A large number of army torties tion and laws of the French Re- formation, have been requisitioned to ensure public. That Constitution and In a message to Bir Edward Wii- that the gigantic mal; reaches the those laws have been violated shaw, Chairman ut Cable and jships in time.

first by the invader and then Wireless road at the Ginsgów The fatest figures of Christmas every day by the accomplices of luncheon, Mr. Bracken stated: postings are more than 2,000,000 the Invader at Vichy, The Freo"When the rate comes into opera- letters and cards and 250,000 par-French recognise none of those tion the flow of nows and com- cels. many bearing the label "Not violations."

ment between Great Britain and Operen until Christmas Tho Free French would be overy corner of the British Com- obliged to exercise de facto au-monwealth will be stimulated and Sixty per cent contain pudding thority tantamount to a deloga-Increased. Every Empire country and cakes and at the Army Post tion of national interest which will be free from the restrictions Office, the whole consignment is will be handed back to national which the old cable poste im known as "pudding mail."

representation when possible.

to

Day."

posed."

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