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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 22, 1940.

By Ernie Bushmiller

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WORKERS HAVE RENTS SAFEGUARD

IF SENT OUT OF LONDON.

By A Special Correspondent I am transferred by the Government from my present job in London at £7 a week, to work in Birmingham at, say, £3 a week, what would be my posl-1 tion regarding habilities here; for example, the rent of my house here, which should no longer be able to pay?

You would be in the same position an a man called up for military ser-| vice-you would-sthi be liable for the rent, But if you could not ray. the landlord could not turn you out or distrain on you without getting leave of the country cot, and unies the Courts (Emeracy Power: Act, it is not likely that he would get leave.

MY KOD is a conscientious objector

MY

He has been exémpted from mili- tary service, provided he remains in his present occupation. Would that

prevent him from Jalong the new Non-Combatant Corps?

No-unless your son 5 in

Ye

served occupation, he could volunteer He Shot Down

to join the Non-Combatant Corps.

But he should tel; the recruiting vice

about the tribunal order when he Two

does so,

I

Heinkels

am a University student. I should Before Lunch

like to spend my vacation working

for a farmer. Where should I apply?

Write to the seercury or registrer

of the college which you attend, and

Officers and men of his squa-

dron in France congratulating an

tell him what you with to do and over R.A.F. sergeant-pilot after he had what period you are available. He

Pacifist Students Thrown Out

LIVERPOOL.

Evacuees Not To Be Sent To E. Coast

NO MORE children are to be evacuated to the East Coast. Devo Cornwall {and the West are alternative

districts mentioned.

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The German advance into Holtane Belgium and France brought the possibility of the bombing of civilians so much closer that parents being arged to register their children at ance for cvacuation under the Government's scheme.

Attendance oflcers are making house-to-house calls.

Unlike the first evacuation, it wil not now be possible to put the entire transport system at the disposal of the children, because the Government will not decide upon a new evacua- ilan until bombing actually begins, and then other demands upon the railways are likely to be severe.

Thanks From The Queen The Queen is rending householders a personal message thanking them for their services in caring for evacuated children and mothers. She says; "You opened your doors to strangers who were in need of shelter.

ANGRY STUDENTS recently forcibly ejected mem- you have earned the gratitude will pass on the Information to the shot down two German Heinke bers of the Peace Pledge Union from the Students' Union of those to whom you have shown

Ministry of Agriculture or its repre- sentatives who are operating the bombers. He accounted for one

scheine.

I

read that, in applying for a new before lunch. ralfon book, I should illi In my

prezent address. I am moving short-

ly. Which address should I enter

If are moving before June 24

you put down your new address, and the Food Office in the district whien

into you are moving--If--you -are- after June 24 put down your present address. If you do not receive the ration book before, you have moved, arrange to have it forwarded to you.

going

should like to adopt one of the Belgian refugee, children, who, I

before breakfast, the second just of Liverpool University, where the annual meeting of the University branch of the Peace Pledge Union was to have

been held.

B. B. C. Inquiry Into Broadcast Hoax

By The Radio Correspondent

MR. A. P. RYAN, Home Controller and chief of the B.B.C. news department, is holding an inquiry into the read, has lost her parents in the inva- hoax which caused a false Air Ministry message to be

ston. Can. If

No. Under the Adoption of Children Act, you can only adopt a child of

British parentage. You could, ask

{o

have a child refugee billeted on you.

broadcast recently.

Denials were broadcast lato;

the same night.

The first theory that the falsoj

Was a code

If you will tell the bileting officer at announcement

your town hall, he will probably be message to the enemy or enemy able to arrange that for you. But It

is not possible to go as far as legal agents in Britain has been adoption.

dismissed.

How It Was Done

This is how the hoax was put

You should a make sure that you live in an area scheduled for the reception of refugees. Most of jacross. London is.

Lights Out In Two Rounds

A man rang Broadcasting House shortly after 8 a.m. and said he had statement which the Air Ministry wanted broadcast at once.

He dielated an order to Volunteer Reservists and a warning to children to keep away from R.A.F. stations.

A departmental head doubted the authenticity of the messages. The Air Ministry was phioned and in-1 quiries were made at the Admiralty because of the use of the word "bases" instead of stations.

Al 10 a.m., after careful investiga- Ition, the messages were declared

ordered "not

TWO forgotten electric lights "false" and were left burning late one night broadcast.”_

in a butcher's shop at Robertson Street, Hastings.

Rang Up Again

10

bu

A 7 p.m. the "Air Ministry man" ngan rang and redlciated the mes-

Police were about to break in when sages. By some mischance these got!

- an inspector thought of P. C. Banks, through to the announcer and were

erack shot of the force.

[read by him at 7.15 p.m.

Within a few minutes the

upon the

AJE

B.B.C.

P. C. Banka was sent with a saloon rifle and two rounds of ammunition. Ministry insisted Alming through a ventilator grating, issuing a denial..

All the B.B.C. would say about infe he scored a bull's-eye cach time and put out both the lights.

matter was: "The origin of the call) Hastings magistrates heard about is being actively investigated." this, when they fined the shop manager £2.

CHORUS GIRLS' PAY RISE

at Its

Annual

AMBULANCES STRAFED Robert Montgomery Tells Of Ordeal at Front

The Crown Princess of Italy, who, before her marriago to Crown Prince Umberto, was the Belgian Princess Marlo Jose, woaring murso's uni- form when sho attended the Church of St. Mary-Sopra- Minerva, Romo, for pontifi- cal Mass celebrated by the Popo.

Stop-war Resolution Heavily Defeated

hospitality and have helped the Slate

in a work of great value."

BISHOP PLEADS FOR REFUGEES

The demonstration was part of a campaign by the majority of the students to put an end to the activi A plea for the refugees in thin ties_of_the_pacifists. Warning had country is rando by the Bishop of Chichester-(Dr-G-K.-A, Bell)-in-lula been given to members of the Pence diocesan gazette. Pledge Union that fellow student

"It is unreasonable and cruel," he would not allow the meeting to be writes, "to suggest that the German held, and a petition to this effect had or Austrian or Czech refugees are addressed to the University sples in Hitler's interest. These are been authorities.

the very men and women whom Hitler has hounded from their homes, The Pence Pledge Union representato van we imagine that they, of only a small minority at the Univer-Jall people, should wish, by word or sily, but the meeting wos attend-deed, to help Hitler to win the war, ed by hundreds of students. The which would mean, incidentally, their speakers were booed and barracked own destruction? until the meeting broke up in dis-i "If this country were by any order.

strange fatality moved to harry the refugees we should be playing right One student said: "We are deter-into Hitler's hands and carrying on. mined that the University is not to

Fifth Column Work

be given a bad name through the activities of a few pacifists,

his work."

PRINCE

RECOVERS "Only the other day we passed o

Tokyo, June 21. resolution stating that the Socialist Crown Prince Tsugu, who has been Society, the Communist Society the slightly Indisposed with cold, is Peace Pledge Union and all other understood to have completely re- Fifth Column Activities should be covered. He will rejoin his class' in disbanded and not allowed to use the the Peers' School as from to-morrow.

Union for their meetings."

-Domel,

Penny Fares May Be Abolished

PENNY BUS and tram fares for London will be raised to three-halfpence if the Railway Executive Com- mittee's proposals are accepted.

A public inquiry will be held at Bush House by the Consulta- tive Committee appointed to advise the Minister of Transport,

The Committee suggests the method for adjusting rates, fares and charges in accordance with the financial arrangements between the Government, the four amalgamated railway com- panies, and the LP.T.B.

road fures; 7d. and over to be in- creased by 10 per cent.,

Workman's Fare

£2,000,000 Riso

become 3d,

The object is to provide a 10 per cent. Increase in fares from London Workmen's fares: Minimum of 2d). passenger services, equivalent to in respect of trams and trolley-buses No workmen's fore on £2,000,000.

Here are the Railway Executive tram or trolley-bus routes to bo Committee's chief proposals:

increased by more than 1d.__

Metropolitan Railway: To be in creased by 10 per cent.

Rond or rail furca of 1d. to be in- creased to 11⁄2d

Fares of 2d. and over: The standard Cheap day return fares of 78. and

New York. June 21. British Equity,

The film netor, Robert Montgomery, meeting in London recently approved who has recently been driving aR: n scheme by which members of American ambulance in France, sald West End choruses will receive on his arrival from Europe to-day- minimum of £4 10s, for 12 performs "thought the stories of the strang anees in twice-nightly shows, with a of ambulances and hospitals were pro rata payment of 74. 6d. for extra pure propaganda, but now I've seen matinees, and n £2 a week minimum) with my own eyes. for rehearsals.

It was so bad we had to naktion by 0,023,000 to 038,000 on a card 2d, four or five stages for 3d, and id. to be increased to 12d. This means that in'n normal week permission to take the red crosses vole and uphold the Central Board's chorus members will receive five off our ambulances. These crosses peace policy. guineas a week as compared with the made perfect inrgets, and they would previous minimum of £0 10s, for any pick us out and chase ue until they number of performances.

get us."--Reuter,

The Co-operative Congress at Glas-distance (two stages for each penny) over increased by 10 per cent. Road- gow defeated a stop-the-war resolu-covered by each face to be shortened tall ordinary fares to be withdrawn. All conch or country bus fares of by one stage (eg, three stages for

A resolution protesting against the now Purchase. Tax was passed.

so on),

No

No ordinary single fare to oxisting fare up to and including 1. be increased by more than 1d. 2d. will be increased By more than. Rail fores between 2d, and 6d. 1d. Coach return fares and seasons (Inclusive) will correspond with the will be Increased by 10 per cent,

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