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Monday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 28, 1939.

40,000 REFUGEES ARE

Homes Skunks Come To

Seeking

In Britain

Town When Dogs

Are Barred

EAST LANSING, Mich. (U.P.) ~~ The city council's campaign to keep

BRITAIN IS GRAPPLING WITH THE BIGGEST tray dogs off the streets has created

PROBLEM OF THE DAY-THE THOUSANDS

OF REFUGEES WHO ARE FLOCKING, IN.

The stream of anguished humanity into England continues daily. Here are official figures: On March 1, 1939, there were 19,050 refugees in England; on April 2, 25,136; on May 20, 34,909; and to-day the figure is appro- ximately 10,000. The majority come from Germany, Austria and Czechoslovakia.

A Home Office official said that for the most part the refugees are practically destitute, and almost the whole burden of relief and humanitarian work has fallen on the Government, which has! been nobly assisted by private organizations. 'Plight Of These Poor Creatures

a new, and rather odorous, problem.

Property owners complained that i skunks Invaded the city and bur- rowed holes in their lawns and

ways. Don W. Hayne, research as- made their presence known in other sistant in biology at Michigan State College, raid the anti-dug ordinance quarantine was established, he said, akanks were afraid to come to town.

War

the chuse. Before the dog

World's Largest Silos

Rise 75 Fect in Georgia Gr. (U..) The MONTEZUMA, largest solid piece of rock in the world is in Georgia. That's Stone Mountain, just outside Atlanta. But nearly everyone in the United States knows that.

At Bloomsbury House, principal centre for refugee work in London there are scores of voluntary workers who deal with a mass of cases, and provide food, clothing and employment to hun-eyer, is that the three largest grain. dreds each week,

What everyone doesn't know, how- silos on earth abo are in Georgia. They're just outside Montezuma.

The silos, owned by a pennut com- Enco pany, have art bern silt.

Some of the refugees toll of their experiences. The plight of these poor creatures, mostly Jews, driven out of their homes, has a diameter of 60 feet and be 75 ́separated from their families, hounded into concentration camps feet high.

-und subjected to every form of

Nazi Plan For

Briton's Book

persecution, is pitiful in the extreme. The name of England brings tears of gratitude,

Mr. Nicholas Winton, the Ilon.

The International Publishing Com Secretary of the Child Refugees front

closely Carchoslovakia pany of Berlin,

a Concern

organisation, said wwncinted with the German Ministry he had 4,000 children on hk. books, of Propaganda, is planning a wide-wanting to a brought to this coun- spread distribution in this country ty

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of Prof. A 1. Laurie's "The Case for Anyone wolling › act as a foster- parent can choose a child from the

Germany."

Many Are Specialists

Prot, Laure as a manber of they case scheets and photos in his office. Council of the Link, the organimation1. which Sir Samuel Hoare recently m the House of Commons described ass

service.

Suce the beginning of the year being used as an instrument of the nearly 8,500 women refugees have

He found work in this country as domes German propaganda stated also that money had been re- tie regvants, and 530 have obtained

morses and muidwives. ceived from Germany by one of the jobs as active organisets,

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Me than 300 fully qualified doc-

The council of The Link, in reply.tors Have obtained appointments. old that the statement that The Link

was an instrument of German propa Banda

Among the refugees there are Admi. Sir many skilled workers who have been Barry Domvile, the chairman, added: [members of trade unions.

Was "absurd."

British trade unions allow them to

"I dare say somebody has received

1 cannot tell. The Link he employed. money. Ansnew! entirely by its own nem-i' BITS."

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Many abo ate specialista, ond t Prof. Lauric stated in regard to its been found that rather than dis- book that after having offered it to plang British workers, they have English publishers, who refured to crested more employment.

print it, he sold it for a lump sum to

a German firm of publishers. The

Home Office state that arrange-

preface to the book is written by Sirents are being made for refugees Bury Domvile,

NO FINANCIAL INTEREST

to be trained in the various bran thes of agriculture. Its cunsidered that this "back to the land" move-

Discussing the plant for the dis- ment for these strangers within our tribution of his book

Britain, 121

guleg may, furn out to be a blessing Prof, Lauris sald dat I had written in dispute for the farinera of Eng-

Jetzt.

to his German

publisher

pointing out "the publicity" given to his hooki

and the fuss about The Link."

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ishing firm, who are apparently go- In my suggestion. "I have no Roancial interest what-ing to not on

for how much the book will be sold I do not know. mine"

It is na coteern of

over in the sale of my book, and what form they will act on it, and shalt receive no royalties," he added, "but I wrote it to be end, and I hope anang thosands will read it in this country.

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"My suggestion was male private letter written from my bone to Mr. C. Santors, head of the pub-

British booksellers are also being the book, for fered the agency

Germany Seen by "Her Foreigner," by C. Santoro.

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