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June 28, 1940.

REPUBLICANS'

10 CANDIDATES

PHILADELPHIA, June 27 (Reu-| ter)-Ten candidates have been nominated for the US Presidency National by the Republican Party Convention, including Mr Wendell Willkie,: Senator Robert A. Taft and 27Senator Arthur Vandenberg.

War-Time Budget Of £30,000,000

WELLINGTON, June (Reuter)-Mr. Walter Nash, the Finance Minister, presented favourites. the New Zealand budget to-day. pected.

The 1wo first-named nte A bitter fight is ex-

The final balloting begins-to-night.

Party v. Popular Sentiment PHILADELPHIA, June 27

(Reu.

Under the joint auspices of the Working Artists' Guild and the Hong kong Art Club, an exhibition nt paintings will be held at St. John's

He said that in order to meet the Cathedral Hall from 10 am to 7 pm. war expenditure, estimated at a total to-morrow, and again on Sunday of £30,000,000, there would be a new from noon to 7 p.m., and on Monday national security tax of a shilling inter)-It is becoming increasingly from 10 am to 7 ́p.m. The pro-the pound on all incomes, in addition ceeds will go to the British War Or-to the present shilling social security ganisation Fund:

He said there would also be an Admission is free, and the pictures, increase of from five per cent, to ten which present examples of both per cent, on sales tax.

Western and

Eastern

clear at the Republican Party National Convention that the real fight is be-

|tween Senator Robert A. Taft, the Party candidale; and Mr. Wendell Wilkie, the popular candidate.

Mr. Wilkie, a public utilities mag- National Savings Schome.

nate, appears to be more sympathetic art, qre Mr. Nosh announced a national townrds President Roosevelt's polley savings scheme for small investora of "all aid for the Allies short of and interest free loans for larger wor" than the declamation in the investments.

Party's official platform, which iN generally believed to be framed by the Party's bosses in order lo enilitole against Mr. Willkle's chances,

moderately priced. It is hoped that many will attend the exhibition, and while satisfying their own particular tastes in art, will at the same time benefit the cause to which the Fund is devoted.

The Income Tax, now at 2/6d in the pound, would be increased by 6d. on the first £100 of taxable income, Company taxation, he said, would

There will be no catalogues, but also be increased, cach pleture will be clearly labelled) as to title, painter and price,

BRITAIN IS THE LAST BULWARK

NEW YORK, June 27 (Reuter).- "We will have no more choice be- tween peace and war then had Nor- way, Belglum or Holland should i Britain be decisively beaton," de- clared Mr. Herbert Lehman. the Governor of New York, In a speech to-day.

He forecast proposals of 100 per cent. excess war profits tax.

Children For Dominions

Parents Rushing To Support Scheme

The only reason we have been LONDON, June 27 (Reuter). safe in the past is because we had-Parents are applying at the the protection of the great fleet of rate of 7,000 to 8,000 a day to our friendly alster in democrney, Great Britain."

The Convention is one of the most upen ones for many years, chiefly be- chute of the manner in which Mr. Willkie's vivid personality and ob- vlous competence have caught the Imagination of delegotes,

The Taft-VUkle night no doubt will be bitter. Observers feel that if the Party machine falls to get E belter grip on the delegates, Mr. Wilkie has an excellent chance to be nominated on an enormous wave of popular sentiment.

Whereabouts Of U.S.

Fleet Unknown

WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuter). have their children sent to the turmed quarters that part of the -Unconfirmed reporta porsist in in- Dominions for the duration of United States Fleet from Hawail is the war.

at present heading for the West Coast of South America.

The basic idea is to help in the conversion of Great Britain Into an Island fortress by removing as many non-combatants as possible.

Not Refugees

TWO MORE DAYS-TO-DAY—TO-MORROW Stanley Hinchliffe, Gaston D'Aquino, refugees.

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VARIETY CONCERT

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WASHINGTON, June 27 (Reuter). -A clause establishing u $50,000,000 fund to afd European refugees is con- tained in the Relief Bill signed by President Roosevelt to-day.

LONDON, June 27 (Reuter).—Mr. Leon Blum, the one-time Socialist French Premier, hug arrived England.

CHINESE AND TIENTSIN

This is coupled with another report of unexplained Japanese manoeuvres In the Paclße near South America.

TOKYO AND H.K. BORDER

June TOKYO,

28 (Reuter).- Japanese troops are now stationed at mast points along the Hongkong Including Shayuchung. border,"

which deld despatches received here describe us an important storehouse for the supply of arms to General Chiang Kai-shek.

SECRET SESSION INDICATED

LONDON,. June 27 (Reuter) ~~“No protest has been made by the Chinese Government or on their behalf with

(Reuter) agreement." in regard to the Tientsin

LONDON, June 27 Mr. R. A. Butler stated in a written Reuter's Lobby correspondent says it reply in the House of Commons to-is believed that, according to pre- day.

Isent arrangements, the Prime Minis Mr. Butler added: "Copies of the ter will be unable to make a further relevant document were as a mutter statement on the war before Thurs- of courtesy communicated to the day next week. United States Government' in nd- vance of its publication."

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