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Minister Of Information Explains Government's Attitude

Tho LONDON, June 5 (Reater)-During question-time in the House of Commons today, Mr. E. Thurtle asked, Mr. A. Duff- Cooper, Minister of Information, a question relating to his de- partment.

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London's Latest Precautions

LONDON, June 5 (Reuter)-Men- sures continue to be adopted to pro- teet aerodromes and other places in

Britain.

of

He asked why the Ministry Information "continually issues for official com- publication German muniques containing false claims of

are which

of a most sue successes extravagant character."

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A "Good Words" Society has been started. The members promise to refrain from Idlo, uncharitable and exaggerated A branch of this speech about others."

exilinable.rottety would be welcome in Hongkong.

In the House of Commons on April 29. Sir Temple asked the Under-Secretary

Planes

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LONDON, June 3 (UP)-It was stated in the House of 'Commons that British aircraft

of State for Foreign Affairs whether he representatives in the United could confirm the correctness of a tele- States had been instructed to gram that appeared in

the "Tines" of

April B. relative to the opening of the investigate the claim made by port of Chunking in Western China to

Brilian trade; and whether, from this Mr. Henry Ford that he could dnic, British goods would be admitted produce 1,000 planes daily with.

into Chungking, free of all further taxa-

tion after payment of the one import in six months. duty in Shinglink.

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Meanwhile, Lord Beaverbrook The "L. & C. Express says that he has appealed to

following note will interest aut Hong-

all aircrafl

kong scieniifle readers: presume that workers, "Urgently, we ask for Hongkong local the fullest output this week and

ore this could reach Kavants will have enlightened the know- ledge seeking community of that colony 1oxt.

tological discovery

Announced in the

as to the true character of the palacon- "The work you do this week dally Press and quoted in your last issue. fortifies and strengthens our As admitted by the frat authority, it is

indeed Peardly that fossils are found in battle front next week."

rocks of apparently granite formation." and Hongkong amateurs of geology may take this example to note that there are a few undeniable facts in this science of fact, Los- much disputed theories. A

sits in the shape of plants are not found in plutonic recks, of which the Hongkong Peak formation chiefly consists, or even In such "Apparently granitic" rocks pa have contained them may possibly before, the constituents of thotr original sedimentary beds were baked and squeered by crystallina structure. Without having seen the Hongkong speci- mens, we may safely guess from the very good description gives of them that the display of beatiful ferns impressed on the faces of the cleft rock of Bonham It is an example of the dendritic marks well known to geologists as of purely mineral origin, but commonly and ex- cusably mistaken by the uninitiated zor fossils.

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Doctor In The News

Purchases Castle On. Isle Of Man

The following article, which

Signor Crispi, in the Chamber to-day said that italy, in accord with Great Dr. appeared in a recent issue of the tain and Austria, would prevent any Isle of Man Examiner" will be revolution in the Balkan States threaten-

Argentine Protest Abyssinia e sald that Italy would remain residents:

Rejected

ing the peace of Europe. As regards of interest to many Hongkong where she is in that The agree-

Chevaller Dr. Excellency "HIS ment between Italy and Britain was com

the Cannon, K.4.C.D., plote, and itely will do nothing without Alexander Britain's concurrenca.

eminent London specialist in mental

BUENOS AIRES, June 5 (Reuter), The Prince of Wales. with the Duke of and nervous diseases, who recently He said that "by giving official

Wolseley unveiled the Royal Engineer approval to the publication of test-Germany has rejected Argentina's Cambridge Lord Stanhope, and Lord purchased Ballamoar Castic, near

| protest-against-the-torpedoing.of.the

Memorial Rains of General Gordon at the Ramsey, arrived on the Island by alr residence at the Castle in the imme- to-day,

dlale future. ing in spreading false reports against Argentine steamer, Uruguay, accord-School of Military Engineering Chatham, Wednesday, and is to take up

25 YEARS AGO which aelion ordinary people are ing to Berlin despatches published in

"He is disposing of his mansion in the newspapers here.

Juna 0, 1015. continually being warried."

The newspapers add that the Reich is issuing a counter-protest lo the The sudden outburst of activity on the Welbeck Street, London, and proposes

aircraft, in its to settle here.. of the enemy's Admiral's Request

"He assured an "Examiner" repre- Argentine Government against "de-way, almost as remarkable as to the Vice-Admiral Taylor called the famation and completely groundless ulter failure of these raids to accomplish tentative last evening that he expects

anything of military or any other value. alicntion of the Minister of Informa-suspicion." tion to a German High Command communique, which was passed for publication on May 30.

Thig condition

The latest measure taken is the www.digging of trenches in nearly all he, British forces said to be engaged in

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the process of evacuation. Vice-Admiral Taylor that the Minister of Information would in futuce prevent the circula- tion of false news by this way.

Replying to both these questions simultaneously, Mr. Duff-Cooper anid. "It is not the policy of the Ministry: of Information to prevent the publica- Hon.of, Gennan official communiques, the falsity of which have so often been proved that they should now be universally discredited.

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Kobo Agendes: (Conservative) Mr. Arthur Reed

Clive Street Kunla -Palzila Piace. Lumipur_ suggested the Government lasist that

Kuching others who Canton the newspapers and

Modras Cabi publish German communiques should Cawnpore make it clear in big letters that it in colorbo false information from Germany. Delhi

In replying, Mr. Duff-Cooper Haiphong sald, They always make 8-per-skow fectly plain and we cannot make it. FOREIGN plainer than that they are German Banking Business transacted. official communiqtzes.

Hansburg

Penang EXCHANGE and

character

hig says the "Sunday Chronicle." Before the to be kept very busy in his now war we heard a great deal of the ship quarters but the destroying possibilities of bomb dropping

aeroplanes and strehips and of the enorme labour is still somewhat wreathed in ous damage which might be done to our mystery, and his remarks on the sub- dockyard if they were subjected to anjeet were rather cryptic and non- organhed attack from the air,

Long Time In Far East

"Dr. Canton is a prolific writer and

So for the enemy has made only the committal. feeblest of efforts to raid our naval_esta. blishment. On Christmas day a Taube dropped A bomb which was apprently Intended for Chatham dockyard, but its spent considerable time in the. fall harmlessly into a field near Roches East, notably in Tibet. He possesses ior. Two visits have been paid to the a great store of valuable trensures collected or had Coast, but whether these East Allen gainst our minor, naval which he has bases at Harwich, Felixstowe, and Yor presented to him during his travels. mouth or against villagers cottages and "Considerable alterations have been turnip fields 19 a point which only Ger-

were

many cen decided. At any rate, nothing made by his Excellency at Ballamoar more serious was accomplished and as the in anticipation of his taking up attempt en Newcastle was equally futile, residence there, including the inalalla- Germany's net "hag" for the three al tion of the Island electric light per- raids of the week is made up of three vice as well as a private service, and horses, ang blackbird and one old hen,

It really hardly seems worth the cost big improvements in the sanitary arrangements, both in the Castle and of the petrol.

Alrcraft have been equally unsuccess in the staff quarters, ful in air excursions into the war at

On warships war

"The estate extends over 65 acres, sea. Bomb dropping attempled during the Christmas Day and and in view of the national emerg on Cuxhaven, and again when our spa ency the fullest advantage is being

werd landing by to pick up survivors

from the Bucker on January 24. but taken of the land with a view to

even hit Following greater food production.

Interest to recall that Dr. "It is no vessel was

to drop bomba. upon NEVETAL ECEssiona Terchant ships, but here again no aingio

hit, hat, been scored, although tha-con-Cannon offered Ballamoar Castle to ditions were as favourable for easy mr the Manx Government for the use-of- der a even a German could desire. With convalescent officers during the war,

with this record in mind one recalls

amusement the yarns one used to read but the offer was declined by a com

wholesale mittee associated with the Red Cross, of warship being destroyed

bombs dropped down as it was not considered suitable for through the feat aircraft cannot hit the purpose. General their funnelt

"Pending the arrival of his furni- the deck of a merchantman she is hardly to place a misalie

ture from London, His Excellency,

is accompanied by his two. who secretaries, Misses Ronda de Rhonda and Joyce de honda, is aloying at the Falcon Cuf-Hotel. LONDON, Juno

CURRENT ACCOUNTS oponez and likely to find it a nip which la petting TUCKED DEPOSITS received for One Year in the funnel of a or whorter periods in Local or Other Curner all the time with gun and rifle fire, rencies at rates which will be quoted on *pplication.

Mr. J. Willmott asked what public interest was served by giving wide

BLAVINGS ACCOUNTS, Riso opened in publicity to German falschoods.

Mr. Dull-Cooper replied that the Local Currency and Starting with interest Government's view was to allow the lowed at rates obtainable on application. grad Bank Head Office in London

businem

10 YEARS AGO

(UP)—The

June 6, 1930. From Inquiries made this morning, the Telesteph understand that a bik lies and to see what lies they tell.and claims recovery of British public to rend the German i sindertakes Executor & True Income property deal was effected in the Colony | Allied contraband control policy at

yeaterday when the Hongkong Realty and Tax overpaid, on terme which shey be frust company, Limited, disposed of Ex. Gibraltar is being reconsidered by sscertained at any of it Agencies and churro Building to Bless. Lane Craw the British and French. Governments Branches, 227

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The collapse of the Hongkong dollar last week.

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BANNED BY THE NAZIS BECAUSE IT.TOLD THE TRUTH!

ANNA

HEAGLE NURSE EDITH CAVELL

SEE IT. ON:SUNDAY:AT THE

CATHAY

mon to-day when Mr. Il Ramsbotham (Conservative. Lancaster) drow attention

to the foil in the price of silver which state and his advisers Mr. Lush pointed was prejudicing the economia situation out that public seryahta in Hongkong in certain

of the British Empire. wore already receiving incressed, com

aked whether the persation. Secretary of State for the Colonies pro-

Mr. W

The doline wastje firmer ifis morn- Tongkang on ini, the omictal este being 1. 34d. ngu

pored to consider placitkrily existing minal

Kold basin and of

those civli-pervants who wore paid, on

a stiver basin. Mr. W. Lunn, Parliamen tary Under-Secretary of Bista for the Colonter.

5 YEARS AGO |

!..

June 6, 19,

the President Roosevelt and h Cabinet

that Lord Pastel tavo agreed to submit"'all :morgency.

Secretary of State, had been events with some anxiety.

tyllative proæratome-to Congress Diane. The results of the inquiry by the Com- ning the restoration of the NRA, Out mission appointed by the Clovernor of Lawed by the Supreme Court on ** Temp. Yongkang might be expected to surnuriated bule, and possibly only affecting valuable materiel for the fullest consideras minimum wages, maximum hours and Lata ften of the problem by the Becretary of trade practices.

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