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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 20, 1940.

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June 20,11600,

LONDON, Jime 10 (Reuter). — An The tremendous rains which have pro- valled during the last 48 hours have, assurance that stocks of food in the fortunately, dont comparatively le damage. A portion of a bank near the country were adequate and that the Naval Hospital gave way last night. al-supply of essential foodstuffs was T though it had only been put up after the ensured for weeks and weeks oven foods in May last year, A junk or two] nothtar entered the country WILS has been overact by the susts accompany given by Lord Woolton, the Food ing the squalls, but so lives have lost.

Minister, in his maiden speech in the House of Lords to-day.

Alor Star He said that iron rations for use in Amritsar On Saturday, evening next, weather

Bangkok permitting, the new Peak Hotel will be a great emergency were disposed in Batavia Inaugurated by a grand dinner prepared

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Mr. Attlee Explains That there had been a serious drop in mail figures due toán về a

Latest Position the suspension of the all-up service, as well as a curtailment In the schedules of Imperial Airways is revealed in the annual LONDON, June 19 (Reuter). report of the Director of Air Services in Hongkong for 1939. House Of Commons-Replying to questions in the

It is explained that the slight de-¡ *** House of Commons to-day about.

crease in trafle for the year as com- children to the pared with stallstics for LONDON, June 19 (Reuter). evacuating In the House of Commons Dominions, Mr. C. R. Attlee said mainly due, in the first place to the that an inter-department com-Japanese occupation of Canton and to-day, Mr. R. A. Butler, Under-mittee had been set up to con- Sankow in December, 1936, and the Secretary for Foreign Affairs, sider offers from the Dominions, duties, and secondly to the suspension

subsequent reduction of daily sche- LOCAL PILOTS announced that an agreement

the United States and elsewhere of the all-up mall temporary disloca-

The part played by between reached had been

for the reception of children tlon of the Empire route services

members of the For Britain and Japan over Tientsin.

through the outbreak of hostilities in

East Flying Training He said he was happy to state that

The committee had made its re-Europe. the British and Japanese Government

Government had the

School in assisting the Royal Observatory in its had signed in Tokyo to-day on agreeport and ment on certain local questions relat-adopted it as a basis of approach to

daily weather forecasta in ing to the suppression of terrorist the Dominions Governments.

revealed by the Director of Air Services in his re- port.

acts and the more effective main-

overseas.

The reports would be published. Administrativo Executive

es-still

to

He says that meteoro- logical flights are under- taken daily to provide valuable 'information to the Observatory_staff_in the forecasting of weather and the construction of tephigrams. from Ber-

Since the Japanese occupied Han- the services to Chungking had been kow and the neighbouring territory. reduced and the flights undertaken by night,

Five Air Lines Operating tenance of law and order, the cireu-

An executive, body, to be called lation of currency in the Concession

However, five air line companies and the disposal and custody of the "The Children's Overseas Reception

be immediately will

maintain a regular' service from allvor reserves in the Chinese banke. Board",

The arrangements covering the tablished with a secretarial staff to the airport. They are: Imperial Air- Air France to agreement had administer. the scheme in this coun- ways to Bangkok, latter part of the

Paria via Hanoi, China Nationa!! received the consent of the Chinese try.

The Chairman of the Board will Aviation Corporation to Chungking. Government,

Rangoon. Eurasia 10 be the Under Secretary, for the Hano and

via Kwellin, and Pan Dominions, Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare. Chungking Agreement Welcomed

all questions in American Airways to San Francisco. He will answer Mr. Butler added, "His Majesty's Parliament, in connection with, the

During the year, goodwill fights Government welcome the conclusion

were und

undertaken by JU-52 aircraft Lufthansa of this agreement in the confidence operation of the scheme.

He will be assisted by an Advisory of the Deutsche

to Tokyo vin Hongkong. The that it will facilitate the removal of

Arst machine-D-Anjh-arrived in at least some disabilities which the Council composed of persons of ex- lin

Third Power Perience in the problems involved. British and other

corried und May

11 passengers; it Lord Sneli will act as Chairman

airport on the nationals and their trading and ship-

The passed through the the Advisory Council. ping, interests have been suffering in of China. It will also be a manifesta-Parliamentary Secretaries for Scut-return flight.

The second aircraft-D-AGAK~ tion of the possibility of solving Ministry of Health and the Ministry arrived in August with four passell- mutual dimeulues between

and Japan by patient nego- of Pensions have also agreed to serve gers for Hongkong. This machine passed through the airport on on the Advisory Council. tiation.

the return journey but has been held Utmost Urgency Details of the Tientsin agreement

Mr. Attlee said that the British up in Bangkok owing to the outbreak show that the police arrangements will provide for the closer co-opera- Government was deeply grateful for of war in Europe. tion between the British Municipal, the generous offers received from the

country

our

land, the Board of Education, the

also

administration and the local Japanese Dominions and elsewhere to main-! NOBILITY FLEES

An Observatory official is stationed at the airport to provide weather maps and meteorological reporta for both incoming and out- going aircraft.

LETTERS

War Lottery

TO SWITZERLAND To The Editor.

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authorities in cases against persons tain and educate the children during in whose criminal activities the latter the period of the war.

The Government considered the

The "Hongkong Telegraph.", Interested,

(Reuter).——— the a wish to emphasise,

of however," establishment

MADRID, June necessary

Sir-Without delving into the ethics said Mr Butler in a written state-machinery for the operation of the Among those who crossed the French ment, that in such cases the neces-scheme to be a matter of the utmost frontler into Spain at less the ex- of gambling I should like to strongly en route to Portugal were the c support any suggestion of a war sary action will always be taken by urgency.

Preliminary discussions have ni Empress Zita, her son Prince Gito, the Municipal Police themselves and

touch a far greater number of people the administrative integrity of the ready laken place with representa- the Grond Duchess of Luxembourgery as I do feel that it would fully lives of the Government's Dominions Prince Francisco of Bourbon Parm than have already contributed to your Britisla Concession will

and "we have every confidence in the Princesses Maria ond Isabel, and excellent War Fund.

It may be that valuable glits in the way of jewellery be given to your Fund and a lottery would sure- ly be an excellent way of realising such gifts.

.be

preserved in the eave the consent of those Governmenis the Dowager Duchess Maria Antonia) contented in the silver

Japanese

belong to the people of North China be forthcoming at an early date." and that they should be surrendered

Home Evacuation

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25 YEARS AGO

Immense Organisation

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Triping

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Madras

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Cebu Lord Woolton mentioned that the Colombo

Delhi Food Ministry had a turn-over off in iphone £000,000,000 a year and a staff of Hamburg 23,000, including many heads of Elankow" businesses who had accepted com- paratively minor positions for war Worke.

The Ministry had 17 main divisions and 1,500 sub-divisions. Food manufacturers

Great In

(Paking) Penang

Yokohama

nanking Business transacted.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE and General

CURRENT ACCOUNTS. opense and FIXED DEPOSITS received for One Year, or shorter periods in Local or Other Cur rengjes at rates which will be quoted on application.

BAVINGS ACCOUNTB also opened in

June 20, 1915. A Parts communique' says that there has been great netivity during the last two days. The fighting north of Arras has been extremely intenso since yester day. There have been numerous des perate infantry actions and the artillery Britain were prepared to produce duel has been violent and conta

foods without any profit-for same We alormed the enemy's north and south of Neuvillo with the portion of their production-If these undertakes Executor & Truston business, bayonet and grenades, under violent could be distributed to the poorest arilllery Are bombardment. Nearly 300.000 section of the community without shells covered our vigorous infantry at- undue charges.

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east.

Eleven German Divisions were engaged, and they lost very heavily, Our lomes too, were serious, but the morale of our troops remains perfect. (Compare this strength with the 180 Divisions thrown Into the Battle of Paris-Ed.),

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Home Defence Proposals

Scheme Advocated

I

By 50 M.P.'s

for

A hundred years ago yesterday come the closing passage in a war tlist had lested, on and off for two and twenty 194 | years. Yet, though it arose in great measure out of the horrors of the first French Revolution, we cannot Rather from contemporary; writers that it was marked by anything like the inter- national hatred or the cold blooded laughter and tyranny of the prezent war.

LONDON, June 20 (Reuter),--Pro- 10 YEARS AGO

posals for Home Defence were made June 20, 1930. at a meeting of, 50 members of Parlie- Despite strong Unofficial protests, the ment to-day, which passed resolu- Legislative Council yesterday afternoon, after a three hours' debate, approved the ions suggesting at all means of Salaries Commission Report, tradited to land defence should be under the the extent of excluding the HCL. allow control of the Secretary for War, and up k ance and the rent allowance for dollar the War Office should draw salaried omcers of less than ten years' servien, All the Unomcials exempting the scheme covering the whole

country iding for the organisation Shouton Chow, who were members of the for

each parish, Hon. Mr. Paul Lauder and Me How the sche Get the Government. Commission and did not vote, voted which will provide men, women and it was Intimated during the debate that materials for local defence with the In addition to the Increased tobacco best weapons obtainable In thel duties, postal rates are to be raised and shortest possible time,

an Amusement Tax is to be intro- duced, whilst the possibility of increasing i

mentioned, the Assessment Tax was

The population should be divided should this be necessary to balance the:

1901 Budget. The Council also passed the Into producers and non-producers, first reading of a Blil ta tax petrol.

The former should carry on with 5 YEARS AGO

their usual work but be, liable to as- Foreign Minister, was emphasising the spare time and be available to join

Wille Sir Samuel Hoare, Britain's new sist in the defence work in their! necensity of Anglo-Japanese friendship the defence organisation in emer- and understanding to preserva the peace. of Asia, the London Times" was pre- Eency. paring to issue one of the most sesthing Non-producers should be available comments upon Japanese polley in China at all times for defence, and if within. yet seen in the London press. It came as an echo of Sir Samuel's pacific utter a week the voluntary system fails to ance and to the milk-and-water speeches yield the required numbers, compul- In the House of Commons yesterday re-sion should be applied. specting the North Cuina fustion.

The meeting also suggested more ANE result of the latest episode in 6160-Japanese relations," says the Times", vigorous counter-espionage measures, other cruel blaw. Although the Japanese brigade or foreign legion in Great militarists acted_contrary to the wishes}

If Government feel that one lottery

French Evacuate for their use, The Chinese Govern- LONDON, June 10 (Reuter). It is further. 3,000 ment, on the other hand, claim their announced that

To Switzerland ownership as part of the reserves for children from east and south-east

MONTREUX, June 10 (Reuter) is going to lead to a multitude of other coast towns wil be evacuated next the currency.

Natural Agreement now week to safer areas in the midlands, Many French refugees, including wo-lotteries they could easily avoid this reached does not prejudice this issue, Monmouthshire and Glamorgan. men, children and old men, have ar-

rived in Switzerland in the past two by legalizing one Government con- South Africa's Schome

trolled lottery strictly for the War PRETORIA, June 10 (Reuter)-days. The agreement provides about

Govern- Several hundred French troops Fund. one-tenth of the total amount to be The South African Union

With regard to the morality issue used for the humanitarian purpose ment has completed a scheme for the have so arrived. They have been of relieving distress in northern accommodation in the Union for disarmed and interned. Ching while the balance will remain children who are to be temporarily

To Relieve Distress

from Britain. They have

June 20, 1935,

Dividing Population

under soul in the Bank until its ulti-jevacuated completed a schemejing the voyage. As soon as possible! November less controversial atmosphere than is for the adoption of orphans from after the war, the evacuated children donated all the proceeds to the Im-"the power of Ching has sustained an- and the formation of an international

mate disposal is decided upon in a

I would only repeat what I was The children will be escorted dur-privileged to suggest In the Press last advocating that 21 lottery and

when

ron Government-

-

perial War Chest."

the

a

Allied countries by Union nationals, will receive a free passage back.

Parents To Contribute now possible.

"This settlement problem has re-

Plan Approved

Children travelling under ceived the basent of the Chinese LONDON, June 19 (Reuter).-The Government.

War Cabinet has approved of the scheme get a free passage but the "The circulation of the Chinese large scale plan to evacuate the parents are expected to contribute national currency will continue children of Britain to the safe refuge towards the expense.

No enquiry will be made where within the British Municipal area. of the Dothians as outlined in a

"Federal Reserve bank-notes have report from the Inter-Deportmental parents are prepared to contribute a ininimum of Us, a week. They will however for some time past, been Committee.

Details of this were given by Mr. be asked to pay more if able.

Parents who can make their own circulated side by side with national

C. R. Attlee in the House of Commons

to evacuate their arrangements currency.

to-day. It

before sending obtain permission various Governments, whose arrangements can be made with children overseas will be required to

them away. generous offers are warmly acknow-

It is proposed to include Allied ledged, it is intended to deal almost refugee children within the scheme. bave. been immediately with 20,000 children.

these children Applications for Ten thousand children are expected should be made by the respective "These barricades and restrictions to go to Canada, 5,000 to Australia Consular authorities to the Overseas are being removed and the Japanese and the remainder will no to New Reception Board. authorities are doing everything in Zealand and South Africa.

to suppress any anti-i their power British action or agitation in the regions under their control."

"This existing state of affairs is recognised in the agreement.

"As members are aware barricades have been maintained for the past year round the Concessions and

restrictions placed on the residents.

numerous

France's Trust In Allied Armies

Offers From U.S.

War Widows Later

wor

"Surely it could not be classed as terrible sin if the proceeds of such

a lottery were used to help our fellow men."

E. M. S.

TIENTSIN BLOCKADE

Officially Ends At

6 p.m. To-day

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

A

of the Foreign Ofea it is only too cer-Britain.

that Government

Incursions in diplomacy." will not disdain the bruits of the soldiers

The and people

sinia are convinced that war is inevitable within four months.

Italian Navy Keeps Away

Communications In Mediterranean

by the Fleet Air Arm.

WON'T RECOGNISE

NAZI CONQUEST

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuter). -The State Department has ordered United States

representatives 112 Berlin and Rome to notify the Ger man and Italian Governments .of United States opposition to the trans- fer of any western hemisphere pos- sessions from one non-belligerent fo another.

The governments ΟΣ Britain, France and the Netherlands have been similarly notified.

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The blockade of the British LONDON, June 19 (Reuter).j It is hoped it may be possible later and French Concessions in Tica--A National Defenco com- The report states that many offers on -to arrange passages for

tsin will end at 6 p.m. to-day, munique broadcast over. the have been received from the Unlied widows with children.

wireless states that will be medically after being maintained since French States but no scheme has yet been All children

maritimo communications in examined before they depart so as devised to send the children there,

LONDON, June 19 (Reuter)-Ask- Negotiations with the Dominions to ensure their passing the medical August last year.

communique issued by the the western Mediterranean aro ed in the House of Commons to-day whether he' would consider opening are now proceeding with the object examination of the Dominions. of catablishing the machinery both It is hoped shortly to announce the Japanese defence forces in Tientsin ensured. here and in the reception areas at Dominions Government's approval of announced the end of the blockade

It also states that during the art up negotiations with Russia for too the scheme and that it may be

week of the war with Italy several purchase of tanks, aeroplanes, gun this morning.

Electrification of the barbed-wire Italian submarines were sunk in the and other weapons of war, Mr. R. A. LONDON, June 19 (Heuter)"In the earliest possible moment.

Mr. Geoffrey Shakespeare, Parlia- possible to make similar arrange- this dark hour through which we

Under-Secretary of the ments with the United States from barricades around the two conceisions Mediterranean, particularly by the Butler (Under-Secretary for Foreign rest assured that the Government number of 'offers from a are now passing, France retains the mentary certainty that the heroic efforts of Dominions, will be the President of which the Allied armies will not have been the Administrative Scheme. There organisations and private individuals ended some time ago, and free entry minesweeper, Lu Curieuse, which Affairs) said that the questioner could

The communique also announces: Central organisation will be estab- children during the war.

General Invitation

"Times" Comment surance of future freedom in Europe," lished in the receiving countries.

"As reprisals for the enemy's air actions on islands off our coast of says M. Lebrun, President of France,

and Mr. T. A. Crerar, Minister for School Children Only

LONDON, June 20 (Router) --The | Tunlıla and Coralca, noval Queen replying to a message from Wilhelmina of the Netherlands ex- The scheme is at present confined to Mines, told the House of Commons

OTTAWA, June 20 (Reuter) pressing sympathy and assuring M. school children who have reached Ave that a general invitation has been Tlentain settlement, after nearly anorial actions took place against mill-

Canada has undertaken to receiva Lebrun of her "unshakeable faith in years of age but who are under 18 extended to Eritain to send children your of atful negotiation, does not tory and industrial objectives."

to be drawn, but it removes numer-

nliens at present interned in Britain the complete resurrection of France. years of age. It is based on the between the ages of five and 18 to indeed permit any general deductions

principle that the parents will not Canada.

and prisoners of war, announced Mr. He added that a substantial nurn-ous causes of local friction, states a

Mackenzle King. Prime Minister, to- necompany the children.

WASHINGTON, June 19 (Router). It is also proposed to include aber of British school-children would "Times" editorial,

The paper adds: "It marks nome

day, and added that he had learned SHANGHAI, Juns 20 (Reuter).system of nomination in the scheme come to Canada: soon to completo

Improvement In Anglo-Japanese The mayor of the Japanese sponsored as many persons overseas, who might their education.

of Representatives Naval OTTAWA, June 19 (Reuter)The cidis that Britain wanted first to House city government of Greater, Shanghal he prepared to receive children of Mr. Mackenzie King stated that relations and it does not sacrifice the

disturbances in the $4,000,000,000 naval expansión pro has addressed letters to the British, friends or relatives, might be un- the Canadian Government was at-rights and interests of the Govern- Earl of Athlone, who was accom- evacuate the internees because they Affairs Committee, stated that the French and Italian Consulates prepared to receive children of tempting to meet Britain's wishes in ment of China, who have been con-panied by Princess Alice, has arrived might cause General, requesting immediate_steps persons unknown to them

the order of preference, and arrango-ulted by this country throughout to be installed as Governor-General ovent of invasion, secondly, the prl grammo recommended yesterday by

approval. for the withdrawal of Third PowerIt is not intended that the children ments were being made for the chip-and will no doubt make a statement at a special ceremony In the Senate soners of war, and thirdly the chil- the House

Chamber on Friday, on the subject before long." belligerent corps from Shanghai. should be sent to public institutions. ment of prisoners.

Earl Of Athlone Governor-General

Aliens To Be Sent

To Canada

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through conference with British off-Mr. Carl Vinson, Chairman of the

dron.

“Proaldent'.

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