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383 Missing U.S. Wants To***

From Meknes Help British Nazis Try To Evado Responsibility

LONDON, July 26 (Reuter). -The latest official list states that 888 men are missing from the torpedoed French liner Meknes.

So for the French Press and radio has made no reference to this Ger"

man outrage.

After the first boasting of having sunk the ship, the Germans are now tumbling ever themselves 'trying to blame British for not having notified Germany. They now coolly assert that the British should have waited to receive a Nazi assurance of safe convoy before allowing the abip to safl.

A French officer, who has been rescued from the Meknes, provides an adequate answer to these antien "The Germans," he said, "are dirty doge."

NAZIS FORCE RUMANIA

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measures" has occasioned some pre- occupation in Rumanian Government circles.

A Soviet spokesman declared that many thousand refugees are arriving dally from Rumaniù complaining of the tyrannical nature of the Ruman- an regime.

The spokesnuun suld their treat- ment had better be improved or the Soviet Government would be obliged to take frontler measures,

What Hitler Wants LONDON, July 20 (Reuter).—The German Radio announces that the Rumanian Premier and Foreign Minister have been received by Hitler at Berchestgaden.

In the opinion of diplomalle circles in Europe, Germany will lay down the Ilnen of development of the greatest supply of the things she wants, notably Rumanian oil and wheat.

She also

wants the Rumanian Army to be demobilised and put back to work.

Germany may attempt to dispose of the Hungarian and Bulgarian claims on Rumania somehow and any- how, but no one supposes that the German Government will be motivated by any desire for Justice or the rights of amall nations but simply for Germany's own interests.

SELASSIE READY TO LEAD ARMY

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even die-hard Isolationism to defend with any conviction.

"Neither the Germans nor the Japanese may like such netions, but

Children

Roosevelt Indicates Line Of Action

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuter)-President Roosevelt declared at his Press conference has a deep desire to do every to-day that the United States

thing possible to help remove the children from England, and that he might eventually usk for reasonablo

assurancès that refugee children could obtain safe passage to America.

The first step involved is providing perhaps 10,000 children with pas ports. The next step will be to ascertain what the British Govern- ment will be able to do about sending children to the United States or per- haps Canada in Britleh vessels.

Appeal To Naxis Possible President Roosevell added that Biltle later on a stuge might be reach- ed when the United States would ask for reasonable assurances that if American vessels went evacuate them there would be no torpedoing.

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Asked to cominent on the legisla- tion pending before Congress to permit the use of American ships, President Roosevelt said there were three sides to the problem: (1) the attitude of the British Government; (2) America's own deep desire to do everything she can; (3) the safety of the children.

Appeal To Nazis Possible · President Roosevelt added that the last-named is the crux of the matter. President Roosevelt explained that without reasonable assurance of sale passage it would be a big res pensibility for ships flying the Ameri can flag to undertake the transport of children. He alluded to the sink ing of the French liner Meknes.

British Blockade

Saturday,

Forecasts Good News For Britain

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

TORONTO, July 20 (Reuter).—Hints that im- portant news favourable to Britain was to be ex- pected within a week was made by Bernt Balchen, head of the Norwegian Air Mission, in an 'inter- view here to-day.

M. Balchen said: 13. cannot reveal at present what is happening or may happen. The news-and it will be big-will break either at Washintton or in Toronto."

Home Lured Girl

Absentee

The first Manchester ease of a wo- man active service member being charged as an absenice from her unit

ended before the local Bench, Lydia Willans, eighteen, of Shrewsbury- street, West Gorton, of the Women's Auxiliary Territorial Service, being ordered to remain in custody 10 await a military escort.

Willans, who appeared in khaki uniform, was stated by Detective Yates to have been detained at Lon- don-road station at 4.15 that morning She then admitted she had been away from her unit for a week.

"iler platoon was passing through Manchester on his way from the Midlands to another base in the -north,” added the offleer, "and she admits that she deserted to go to her home.

"She has been sleeping at the railway station and wherever she could, because her mother would not have her at home."

Gun Has Crew Of

Five Brothers

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ENQUIRY INTO ARMSTRONG-JENKINS NON-TITLE BOUT

Prize Suspension. Order From Commission

NEW YORK, July 18 (UP), -It was Black Thursday to- day for youthful Lew Jenkins of Sweetwater, Texas, light- weight champion of the world. In addition to being defeated in Kix rounds on a technical knockout laat night in kis non-ilile batile with Hurricane Henry Armstrong. Jenkins. along with Armstrong and their re- spective entourages, to-day experien- ced the mortification of having all purses held up.

The New York State Athielle Com-

mission ordered Promoter Mike be to withhold the purses of both Jacobs to the lightweight and welterweight champions.

-No immediate reason was given for the urder, but the Commission has scheduled a special session to-mor ror and has ordered all persons con- nected with the fight in any amelal capnelty to appear without fall.

REPORTED agreement

July 27, 1940,

Our

OLDEST

SOLDIER

In a cookhouse, somewhere in Eng- land, is the man who'claims to be the oldest regular soldier in the British Arms. He's sevenly-year-old Tom private in the Royal Bussex Kegl-

of Burgers II, Sussex ACTREE, ment serving in his third war.

Last August--he gave his age afty-four and was passed A. 1.

Tom served through the Boer War in the 11th King's Hussary; took part in the Relief of Ladysmith and, during fourteen years' service gained four bars to the Queen's Medal,

In the Great War, he wRS A ZOT- reant in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps, and was in Germany for two `years in the Army of Occupation.

£243,000, A Day Orders

During the first year of the war the British Government is spending £80,000,000 about £243.000 'n day- on buying war materials and other aupplies in Canada, it was announced in London recently.

Orders amounting to about £14,000,000 already have been placed with Canadian firms, and "others

awarded shortly.

A PUZZLING feature of the set-

up which may explain the Com-lotalling a further £2,400,000 will be mission's action is a letter received by Bill Brown dated yesterday, be- fore the fight, in which was disclosed 'n reportedly private agreement be

tween the managers of the two fighters that Armstrong would be allowed to wear more bandages on his hand than the Commission rules permit.

Just why Armstrong should desire additional yards of bandages is not quite clear, unless the persistent re- port that his hands are breaking up is true.

The Norman Conquest

Mr. Harold Laski raised a roar of laughter at the Labour Party conference at Bournemouth when, introducing the executive's report on Labour's home policy, ahe_said:

When informed of reports elreulat- ing here that owing to British block- ade activities the United States might extend the combat zone from which American vessets are barred to the

Ready to repel enemy raiders some Spanish coast, President Roosevelt where in the North of England is remarked that this was about the last gun which is almost a family affair. channel of communication left and it Men of the battery call it the Cran- would be kept open as long as posmer gun-because five of its crew of six are the brothers Cranmer, of Zion-street, Sunderland,

sible.

President Roosevelt told news- papermen that he had not heard of the appeal from the Committee in the Netherlands that he should urge Britain and Germany to negotiate a peace, nor had he any idea when the plan to send 3,000 planes a month to England would be put in operation.

Bill Approved WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuter); The Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives have unanimously approved a Bill per- mitting the use of American vessels to carry European children from the

war zones.

The Bill provides that any vessel

so used inust have safe guaranteed by all belligerents.

conduct

they will give them no greater ability How Raider Sunk

to retallate than they possessed before."

Japanese Reaction TOKYO, July 26 (Reutor)-Presi- dent Roosevelt's action of adding petroleum and scrap metal to the list

of licensib

licensible commodities was des- cribed by

0 Japanese Foreign Office Apokesman an " "Very Important matter which will cause great rese-

on in Japan."

The Davisian

NEW YORK, July 26 (Reuter).- The crew of a Norwegian ship which rescued 25 survivors of the British freighter, Davision, stated that the freighter was sunk by a fast 10,000- 10n German raider nomed Narvik,

The raider was disguised as a Swedish merchantman and carried disaearing six-inch guns.

The survivors stated that the

Davision was attneked on July 10 about 240 miles east of the Virgin Islands within the American

Omelal Japanese circles declare that as the American law in question was enacted for the purpose of con- serving war materials in the United States, it is incomprehensible that oil and scrap fron, which are abundant neutrality zone. in the United States, should be in- cluded in the list.

Japanese Interested WASHINGTON, July 26 (Reuter), The Japanese Ambassador, Mr. Kensuke Horinouchi, called on Mr. Sumner. Welles to-day and it is understood that they discussed the imposition of Hcensing restrictions on oll and scrap metal.

At a press conference to-day, the President denied that any embargo was involved, and added that the question was only one of National

defence.

OPERATIONS ON FRENCH BORDER

Crow's Story The crow stated that the raider on approaching the Davision suddenly threw a plece of canvas bearing a swastika over the side and opened up with two six-inch guns.

The Davisian replied with her single four-incher until a shot from the raider wounded the gu four seamen, and forced the Davision to surrender.

The Germans took the Davision's crew aboard and sans the ship. The Germans kept the captains of the Davision and the King John and five wounded men as prisoners.

with only water and hard tack.

crew

Put Adrift In Leaky Boats The remainder, numbering 68. were put närift in leaky open bonts

The life-boats, containing 41 men, NANNING. July 27 (Domel).— reached a West Indian Island, but 26 The closure of the Kwangsi-Annam of 1 the Davision's

drifted and border, was signally Ughtened when rowed or called 840 miles before, a Japanese troops reached Shulkow- Norwegian ship, Lief, found them chen, key border town about 40 more dead than alive a mile from miles north of Chennankwan and Samana in Santo Domingo. 30 miles west of Lungchow, at 7.40 The crew stated that the raider o'clock on Thursday afternoon.

could make 10 knots and carried 300 of men.

Lohul, about 10 miles enst

Shulkowchen, was reduced by the

Soon, maybe, the sixth man will be replaced by another Cranmer who has just registered for military service. The brothers

Britain has been conquered twice in its history once by William the Norman in 1066, and once by Montagu the Nor- man in 1931. We take the view that the reign of Montagu the

Foster Mothers Need Aid

Domesticated women are needed areas to assist foster in reception mothers who have taken evacuees.

Immediate recruitment of

a largo number is urged by the Women's" Group on Problems of Evacuation, of which Miss Margaret Bondfield is chairman. Many difficulties in re- ception areas could be solved, it is believed, it foster mothers could be assured of regular help,

"There

must be thousands women available for this work of national Importance," Miss Bondfeld "It is suggested that they

of

said. should receive 218, weekly for keep.

plus travelling expenses. Beyond this they would be expected to give their

services voluntarily."

Countess Temple

Gets Decree

Countess Temple of Stowe was granted a decree nal by Mr. Justice Buckanill in the Divorce Court because of the adultery of her husband.

The sult was not defended by Earl

be sent to join them" hope he will Norman should now ebb peace | Temple, who succeeded to the title

Eldest brother, Atkinson Cranmer, aged Uirty-nine, is the crew corporal, the others--Alfred, thirty-two; Chur- les. twenty-nine; Robert twenty- seven, and Frederick, twenty-five- rank as gunners.

Their father is Mr. C. W, Cranmer,

who won the Military Medni in the last war.

Women's Air-Raid

Example

Information set a good example in

London buliding-the Ministry of

coolness when the raid alarm was sounded the other day.

Clerks, typists, and teleprinter operators left their desks and went calmly to the shelters, where, almost without pause, they continued with their work.

the

Other girls who were sleeping on premises put on their dressing gowns and walked to thele seats in the sheller, where they calmly chatted or continued their Inter- rupted rest.

Groups of men in the same shelfer played cards, and journalists who had carried their typewriters with them continued with their work.

INVASION CHANGES OBJECTOR'S VIEWS

"The invason of Norway and Den- mark by Germany has somewhat my views," Charles changed Edwards, laboratory assistant, of Sportsbank-road, Catford, told Lon- don Conscientious Objectors Tribun-

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fully to its close."

In February, since the divorce pro- ceedings begon.

The marriage took place in Will- shire in July, 1934, and there are no children.

Ang to the case for the

ITALIANS BOMB TOWN 6 TIMES

the marriage was normal | CAIRO, July 20 (Reuter). A until 1937, when her husband ad- communique says thut Italian aircraft mitted misconduct. He left her in bombed Mersa Matruh cix times to June, 1938. and Inter she found that day but the only results were slight In April, 1939 he had slayed with another women ut an hotel at Mundesley-on-Sea, Norfolk

damage to a workshop and a fire in

were

a small petrol dump. There four casualties.

There is nothing new in other fronts,

Quict In The Desert NAIROBI, July 26 (Reuter).-A coinmunique Issued to-day says: "Quiet day. Normal air reconnaiss- ances were carried out und no move- ment was reported."

Mr. Quo Tai-chi Sees Premier

LONDON, July 28 (Reuter), "Reuter" understands that Mr. Quo Tal-chi, the Chinese Ambassador, called on Mr. Winston Churchill by invitation yesterday evening and remained with him in conversation a long time,

During their conversation the whole Far Eastern situation was re- viewed in a frank and friendly spirit.

FINED £300,000

Max Ausnit, steel magnate, who fell from King Carol's favour, was "I realise the Nazi menace must sentenced in Rumania to six years' be reduced and I am willing to do imprisonment and fined £300,000, as everything in my power except com- well as being deprived of his elvil batant duties," he went on. I have rights for ten years, for fraudulent been in medical-research for three currency operations. years and it has been saving life. The serums we produce have gone to every country in the world."

The Tribunal directed that Ed- wards shall be employed on под- combatant duties only.

Australian Downs

11 Germans

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Ausnit's downfall

was attributed partly to Geman pressure.

He was formerly closely associated with British Vickers interests.

Morse Typewriters

Scout's V. C. Award

The Cornwell decoration-the Boy Scouts V.C.-has been posthumously awarded to Junior Engineer John Duan, hero of the liner Domain, bombed and set on fire by a German

With a leg broken and severo Injuries and burns, crawled 300 ft. down the engine-room tunnel through flames and smoke, and then climbed a 40 ft. ladder to the main deck. As he lay dying a few minutes Inter, he said: "Don't worry about me." He

vas a Deep Sea Rover Scout.

Cairo Frenchmen Support Britain

LONDON, July 20(Reuter) After 'passing a resolution of deter- mination to fight at Britain's side, Neg French National Committee at Catro has sent a telegram to General de Gaulle affirming its faith in an Allied victory.

The telegram continues: “Since o great nation offers to pay with her mood for the liberation of France, we take this decision to aid this, effort by all means in our power."""

First Curfew Case

Believed to be the first case under allens between sixteen and the new. Order prohibiting all male sixty being out of doors between 8 pm. and 6 a.m., Jean Keith, aged twenty, Frenchman, was remanded at Folkestone charged with a breach of the order.

Surrey detectives visited · several

He was alleged to have been danc- houses at Hindhead. A.delivery boy had told them he had heard tappinging at a Folkestone hall about eleven the previous night. His father, now A young Australian Aghter pilotlses which sounded like the Aerse dead, was. French, and his mother

.code. claims to have accounted for six Ger-

But the officers discovered that the man aircraft in three days, bringing tapping came from houses, occupied his total bag since the war began to by evacuated firms and was caused

by...typoweilern,

Japanese forces earlier in the after- STOCK EXCHANGE even

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New Appointments

IMPROVES

He got two Dorniers, the first day of the total war, one Messerschmitt 110 one Saturday, and two Henschel Army Co-operation machines, and a Messerschmitt 109 un this next day.

The young Australian and other members of his flight ran into five

Of the industrial stocks, the leaders BEST BEGGAR

attracted support, Oil and copper

shares moved up at first and sub-Only seven years old, Hittle Jean sequently were steady,

NAZI RAIDERS

German.

CIGARETTES LOOSE AUTO SAVE PAPER?

Because of the shortage of paper, Sie Stanley Reed (Con., Aylesbury), will suggest in the OFF IRELAND Commons that cigarettes should LONDON, July 28 (Reuter)-It is be sold loose to save cardboard, understood that German ofreraft: at-paper and metal foll. tacked shipping off the coast of northern Ireland to-day, ⠀

... Flashes of anti-aircraft guns were seen by watchers.

Sir Herbert Williams : (Con.. South Croydon) will ask why it} has been decided to increase the sixo of postage stamps by about: twenty per cont.

LONDON, July 20 (Reuter) On the Stock Exchange to-day, a steady The following new appointments stream of buying orders was res- have been made by His Excellency, ponsible for a general improvement the Oficer Administering the under the lead of Kafftra, while home Messerschmitt 110's, the formidable Government.

A rails were also prominent on the cannon-firing type, and claim to have Mr. Harry Maughan Corkle to act satisfaction of to-day's Interim shot down the lat as Accountant, Treasury, with effect dividends. from July 5; and Mr. Samuel Lewis Lloyd to act as Organiser to the General Group for Essential Services In the Hongkong Defence Reserve,

Ordway, whose, father L a "special during the absence from the Colony Gilt-edged holdings were quiet,

police sergeant of Barnhill-road, of Mr. John Keith Bousfield, M.C.

Wall Street was steady.

Hayen (Middlesex), is the record collector for the Red Cross In Hayes The roads originally known

According to to-day's "Government and Harlington

ed for Japan at 7 am to-day--12 LOSE JOBS 'Main Street, Sai Wan Ho, and Main | „Gazette". His Excellency the Ofcer So big are Jean's collections that hours later than her original schedul-****

....... Chatham Town Council agreed Street, Shaukiwan West, will in Administering the Government has sho is to have a mecial box made for ed sailing time, geta tag

without a discussion that all por- future be known as Shaukiwan Rood. | been pleased to permit the following her as the usual boxes are too small. The road commences at 'its junction | W."quit "the 1: Hongkong · Defence | In a few weeks não lins' collected Second Lieutenant Thomas Al- song in the council's servico ino_south-easterly direction, run- Reserve: John Alexander Fraser, nearly £30..ULAARNE

known to be conscientious objec ring in a south-easterly direction and Me, William Robert Monsfeld, In recogallon of her record effort, terminating at ila junction with Face George Richard Payne, and Mr. Fre- Jean Ia lo moet word. Sesubwood at

tors shall be requested to rosign their appointments, tery Street at No. 12 Bridge,.

derick Charles Harrier the Red Cross headquartern,

HONOLULU, July 26 (UP). The Japanese Steamer Tatuta Maru was granted a clearance by the Treasury Department at Washington and all

exander Pearce has been allowed to resign his commission In the Hong- kong Volunteer Defence Corps, with effect fræn July 31.MARS

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