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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH
July 17, 1939.
War-Time C. in C. Appointed? IRONSIDE WILL COMMAND ALLIES
PARIS, July 16. ACCORDING to the newspaper "Intransigeant," General Gamelin was to have been placed in supreme command of the British, French and Polish armies in the event of war, but under a new arrangement, General Sir Edmund Ironside will control the British and Polish armies.
During his forthcoming visit to Warsaw, says the paper, General Ironside will confirm arrangements already in hand for the sending of a British aircraft-carrier to Gydnla, which would carry British war planes to be placed at the disposal of the Polish army.
British airmen would instruct perform exactly the same deeds that Polish pilots in the use of the England has in the past. machines.
Colonel Barjan, the well-known Polish airmen and major Orlinsk have already spent a fortnight In England preparing these measures,Trans-Üccan.
Ironside Leaves
The world bad loo often underrated the British race and its fighting cappelties. They did an 25 years ago, "Let us hope, for their sale, and won't make the sting mistake again," for humnaulty generally, that they said Lord Chatfield.-Reuter,
Franco-Turkish Talks ISTANBUL, July 16-A French militury mission, comprising staff WARSAW, July 16.-Generat Sir officers of all three services, arrived Edmund ironside will arrive here by here to-day en route to Ankara, in air from Gydula at 3 p.m. on Monday, discuss common Franco-Turkisis de- for talks with high Polish army officers, announces the Government paper "Gazeta Polska."
General fronside will confer with General Smily-Rydz and
among
others he will see General Kasprycki, the War Minister, and General Staubiewlezin chief of staff,
lence plans-Router.
Clipper Trip Cancelled
Ledwedge Vincent Lawlor, 45, tries to hide from photographers, as he is taken from London police station for arraignment. Police say he shot at the Duchess of Kent in Belgrave Square, although he was held on a technical charge of possession of firearms.
Hongkong Police Officers
In Somersaulting Car
He is expected to visit Polish Due to adverse weather conditions, armaments factories. The "Gozeln the light of the China Cipper from Polka says that he has been Monila to Hongkong has been e- "entrusted with the task of ensuring celled. The Clipper will return to
THREE HONGKONG police officers had a narrow escape from serious collaboration between the Allied San Francisco from Manila. stuffs."--Reuter.
injury last night when a Morris car driven by Det. Sergt. T. Cashman The next trans-Pacific air-liner wif arrive in Hongkong on Wednesday plunged off the road near the brewery at Tsun Wan and somersaulted into and depart on Thursday.
a ditch.
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More Japanese
Tragic Mistakes Of 1914 LONDON, July 16-The hope that the tragic mistake of, 1014, in under- rating Britain, will not be repeated, was expressed by Lord Chatfield when speaking to-day at an servicemen's rally in Cambridge,
The world, he sald, was watching Britain, wondering if it was the name CHƯNGKING England, with the sume uncon-Shanghai Municipal Counell has re- querable
becently appointed 25 more Japanese could reassured.
spirit. They
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July 17.-The
The occupants of the car, Det. Sergt. Wall was thrown in addition to the driver, clear when the car somersaulted were Det. Sergt. W. J. Wall and sustained no injuries. and Mr. J. Davitt, of the Emergency Unit.
Both Det. Sergt. Cashman and Mr. Davitt were injured, however, and were taken to Kowloon Hospital, The officers were returning to where Det. Sergt. Cushman is still inspectors to the International Kowloon from the New Terri-detained. Mr. Davitt was released The young men DAY coming in Settlement poller force. They are en tories were exactly what Britain should probation and will be confried in a
when the accident aller receiving treatment. with. If put to the test, they would short period.-Central Newa,
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Hongkong Drought Broken
Heavy Downpour Soaks Colony
THREE INCHES of rain descended
on Hongkong between midnight and 9 o'clock this morning, ac- cording to Royal Observa- tory figures.
This is the heaviest rainfall since June 30, and incidentally brought to a close a drought which had lasted for a fort- night.
The heaviest downpour was be- tween 3 and 4 o'clock this morning, when .00 of an inch was recorded. „Another 60 points Fell between Ave.. and six and a further 71 points fell between seven and eight.
The first cilit hours to-day pro- duced 2.73 inches of rain, and as it rained steadily between Bo'clock and nine o'clock, it is estimated that more than three inches of rain had fallen, up to that time.
Temperature Down
A drop in lemperature yesterday preanged this morning'a rain
storm. Yesterday the mercury reached a maximum of 50, compared with 94 on Friday wid 13 un Saturday. The minimum yesterday wne 81.
As a result of the latest downpour, the Colony's rainfall for the year now exceeds 55 inches, whiteli is about 12 inches above the normal,
Further rain, with a probable im- provement later, is forecast.
No More Jews For Palestine Zionist Federation Protests At Ban
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LONDON, July 16. THE British Government's decision to suspend Jewish im- migration into Palestine for six months from October 1, condemned at an emergency conference convened by the Zionist Federation of Britain and Ireland, held in London to-day, and attended by over 200 delegates.
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Jows Ambushed. JERUSALEM, July 10-A Jew was killed, and another fatally wounded when an Arab gang ambushed Alx |Jewish workers near Tiberins this
morning.
A Britisi police-sergeant -wax wounded on Wednesday in Jofa when he altempled to Arrest # terrorist, and he has since died of {wounds--Neuter Special,
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