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BERNE, June 29 (UP)-Switzer- Hand has ordered partial demobilisa-

BRITAIN'S tion. Order applies to older classes.

UNITY

announces resignation

Military authorities announced this near the Soldiers and Sallom Home A shooting incident In Wanchal morning situation along Hongkong last Saturday night had sequel at the frontier entirely normal. It Is Central femphasised that the police are still in when Arthur Edward Smith, 49, seu- Magistracy this morning control of the frontier and that the man, military nuthorities have not moved man was charged before Mr. H. G.

Sheldon with

Possession of a 123 automatic pistol, 22 rounds of am- munition and, two empty cartridge cases without 'n leence, lawfully firing the pistol within 200 Smith was further charged with un- PHILADELPHIA, June 28 (UP) yards of a dwelling and causing an- Willkic, Republican nominee for noyance to a passer-by, Li Stu-yiti, Presidency.

who

was Injured in the head by from presidency of Commonwealth hot from the pistool. Li is now in and Southern Corporation.

the Queen Mary Hospital,

Defendant pleaded gully to the LONDON, June 20 (Domei)-second, he said "I was dead drunk." first charge. In connection with the Joseph Kennedy, US. Ambassador

Detective-Dergeant John Bentley has advised American residents to asked for a week's remand muke anal withdrawal. from the Siu-yin was still in hospital, British Isles aboard the Washington, which Is due

Defendant at Galloway on July 4 custody. Vessel will be last US. ship to ply between United States and Britain until end of war. It will be im- possible for the United States to Mr. Chamberlain asserted that Bri- despatch any other vessel Into British tain was just beginning to fight and waters, Involving hostilities for any was fighting in the most complete Americans who choose to remain in Junity. He sold vigorously that Bri-danger zone.

Chamberlain Donies Friction Reports

Washington, June 25... Stories of disunity in the Bri tish Cablast and of peace feelers toward Germany were exploded by Mr. Neville Chamberlain in an exclusive interview with Mr. Harry Flory, United Press Euro- pean News Manager to-day.

fain was not seeking peace and was not going to do so. There was not the alightest disunity in the Cobinet. "Britoin is going to beat Germany, The declared. "This would be the worst possible moment to enter into peace negotiations, just when Hitler seems to hold all the cards in iis hands. We hold a different view. We do not belleve he holds all the cards and we are going to put that to the test."

Mr. Chamberlain was more amused

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again Buggesting differences between him and Mr. Church! He said he was whole- heartedly behind the Premier in his polley of vigorous prosecution of the war.

Demonstrating that the Conserva- tive Party, which holds about 370 seats of the 015 in the Commons, was also solidly behind Mr. Churchill, he cited to-day's meeting of the Execu- tive Committee of the National Union of Conservative

tive and Unionist Associn- Hons, which he

ich he addressed, and which passed a unanimous resolution pledg ing whole-hearted support of Mr. Churchill and his Government i their determination to prosecute the war to a victorious conclusion,

No Intriguing

Mr. Chamberlain expressed the opinion that If, for some reason, he resigned the leadership of the Con- servative Party to-morrow the Party | would unhesitatingly elect Mr. Chur- chill to succeed him.

"I might add that I have no inten- tion of signing," he said. He heatedly ridiculed reports abroad that he was intriguing against Mr. Churchill. "If I disagreed with the Prime Minister I would resign and go to the Opposition; but intrigue-- never."

have been scoffed at for saying | so,” he said, "but I still believe time is on our side. Hitler is gambling on a short war. He is not too sure of the morale of his people if they have. 10 Ku through another wartime winter. But to win he must conquer this island. Thai Is formidable undertaking, and requires reckless Rudacity. He will be a very rash man if he tries it, but I think, be will try. He will find us a tough nut to crack-too tough. We have the

D

fighting spirit here; we are united; and there is a great deal of idealism in this country. We are, not only fighting for ourselves, we feel ourselves the trustees for civilisation as we have known it.

"What the Germany have is not civilization; it is mediaeval barbarian. We are not going to disgrace ancestors by allowing that to sweep, the world."

our

Mr. Chamberlain agreed that the tempo

of the British war preparations in Britain had greatly Increased.

the chief factor in that- in- crease."

he added, "is Hitler. I always knew that you couldn't get absolutely 100 per cent, effort here until the bombs started falling.

"By invading Holland and Belgium Hitler

ice changed tha

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to

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