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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Mobilising LOSS OF

Industry

ESTATES

French List Includes Two Bankors

August 2, 1940.

Labour

Volunteers QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

Ministry Forms Branch To Organise Foreigners

London, Aug. 1.

Co-Ordinating Work By Now Body

Vichy, Aug. 1. LONDON, Aug. 1 (Router).— The first unofficial list available of The Government's new plan for Frenchmen in financial, fournalistic, The Minister for Labour and Na- whose tional Service, Mr. Ernest Bevin, in the fullest employment of the and commercial occupations industrial capacity on war rofortunes and private estates are to be the House of Commons to-day an- confiscated under a new decree duc nounced the formation of an Inter- quirements was explained to-day to their fight abroad between May 20 national Labour Branch as part of by Mr. Harold Macmillan, the and June 20 Includes two who are the Employment Department of the Parliamentary Secretary to the ammg the nation's biggest bankers, Ministry of Labour with a view to M. Eduard de Rothschild, head of the organising the manpower of Allied Ministry of Supply.

French branch of the great inter- nations and other well-disposed per- Mr. Macmillan declared that Mr. national banking house of Rohtschild! Herbert Morrison, the Minister of

nationality in the Supply, had requested the Produc- Deputy and a great importer of Mr. Bevin added that he hoped to

and. M. Louis Lois-Dreyfus, former sons of foreign

United Kingdom. tton Council resolutely to tackle the South American wheat, whole problem of "marrying the

advice and assistance of na The fortunes of these twe are advisory committee including trade indutsletal capacity and war require-umong the five great fortunes of union

unlon representatives from foreign France.

countries, lic New Area Boards

thereby to get The list also includes seven new valuable assistance in establishing Now Area Boards had been set up and oper writers-editorial wrilers

the bona Adica of well-disposed any individuat industrialist who felt Madame Genevieve Tabouls and the foreigners and in bringing sympathe that his unused capacity could be

Andre Geraud (writing under the tie consideralien to bear on indivi❤

"Pertinax"> and employed on war work could address signature

M.

dual cases. himself to the Area Buard, which Lazaroff, of the Paris Soirs, M. Emile should be able to secure for any Bure, editor of I/Ordre, M. Kerlilis, works capable of executing this editor of Epoque, and M. Joseph either contracts or sub-contracts,

Kessel and Elle Joseph Bois, of Le Petit Parisien. One of the Board's duties would be to enrry out a complete inspection of

ments."

Among the industrialists named are

have the

Asked to see that Englishmen had preference, Mr. Bevin replied that it was the policy of his Department to see that

that British people had prefer- ence, but at present he was extreme- ly short of skilled me and in number work?

machine tools. It would also be the car manufacturer M. Lois Rosengat using the skill and ability of n

function of the Beards to get as con-

trollers

maker of the Frances Vaby bathtub-

of foreigners he would

of war penduction in their seized cars, M. Livitan, France's Itually be putting British people to

arens in the event of a breakdown of communleations, and for rebuild factories in the event of destruction by bombing.

They will use all their properly" and their French nationality unless

for their dight-United Press.

CARDINAL'S they prove that they had good reason for the Home Secretary. His com-

WARNING

1

Aug. LONDON,

(Router).- Cardinal Hinsicy, speaking at the inaugural meeting of the movement "Sword of the Spirit-designed to develop

Catholic spiritual activities ❘in "this fight for truth, freedom and Justice", uttered a warning that the country was in peril from the wiles of those whose undeclared purpose, was to de-Christianise the whole of Europe

que and

establish a pagan system) of rectalism.

Cardinal Hinsley addeef: "we Catholics in this country will combat their doctrine to the death, and fight against their violent designs."

WAR IN AFRICA

ENEMY 'DROME

RAIDED

NAIROBI, Aug. 1 (Reuter)-To-

est bat maker, M. Sloenski, whose trade name is "Sools" and who is and Deputy M. Eduard Jonas, also one of the chief antique dealers, Mr. Bevin declared that his De- partment had nothing to do with people who were interned, the ques- tion of whose release was a matter

mittee would work through the Trade Red Cross Leader Hurt Union Congress with the assistance

of the Employers Organisation. Vichy, Aug. 1.

Bevin said. "I Concluding, Mr. The former Ambassador in Rome, Count Charles de Chumbrun, who do not propose to use the term uliens recently accepted the Presidency foreigners have been passed on to me or refugees. It is my intention once the French Red Cross, which is engaged in the relief of French by the Security Department and when prisoners of war and homeless re-security is not in danger to call them fugees, was seriously injured in an International labour force."- car accident ut Versailles

to-day Reuter, while en route to Vichy from Paris to assume his new post. His right arm and shoulder were broken,

Countess de Chambrun, nce Princess Mural, was also injured, suffering a broken nose.

Both were taken to the Versailles HospitalUnited Press.

Guns Reduce Cement

day's communique states: "Quiet day. Explanation Of Collapse

Our bombers carried out o raid on the enemy

of Yavette, aerodrome

The results are awaited."

Cairo Communique CAIRO, Aug. 1 (Reuter)-A com- munique Issued to-day states: "A reconnaissance party pushing to- wards Dobel (Kenya) on July 30 withdrew after meeting strong op- position.

"On other fronts there is nothing to report.

Of Maginot Linc

Strasbourg, Aug. 1. How the Maginot Line collapsed in few weeks is one the stories remaining to be told about this war. Four newsmen from Berlin are the Arst elvilians who have visited it since the French armistice.

MAORIS ENLIST walks, but

LONDON, Aug. 1 (Reuter). The New Zealand Minister of Defence announces that 43 per cent. of the Macris eligible for enlistment have already volunteered for service with the Maceri baltation. whosu total! *surengtis 4,103,"

THE WAR FUND

A total of $1,300,568.97 was reach- ed yesterday by the War Fund in- augurated by the S. C. M. Post, Ltd

Latest subscriptions:

No. 3 Bunk, B.A.Q.C, Hongkong loyal Naval Yard Police

Cantress (Brd. Contribution) .... 50

LONDON. Au 1 (Reuter).-A message from Madras states thal £7.500 has been cabled from the Governor's War Fund to the British Air Ministry towards the cost of the Madras Squadron of the R.A.F. The total amount sent so far is £33.750.

the

in

CANTON DISPUTE

British River-boat Held During Negotiations Following a dispute, the China Navigation Company's Fatshion, on the Hongkong-Canton service, "has been delayed. The steamer lett Hongkong for Canton on Tuesday and was to have returned last night. Her departure yesterday morning ding solution a was delayed pending certain question that has arisen re- garding the terms of operation on the Canton River. No detalls of the question have been revealed.

It is expected that the matter will be settled shortly, and the steamer is expected to leave for Hongkong to-day,

LATE NEWS

These four included a United Press

The Japanese Consul-General at correspondent, who says that the Hongkong, Mr. Okazaki, said yes- concrete on which the bunkers were constructed was excellent for side-terday that he did not know how the

dispute had arisen.. not for resisting blitzkrieg. Some of these French bunkers had been reduced to heaps of gravel by the enemy artillery, while, on the other side of the Rhine, German forts showed only blotches on the surfaces.

A German

told the engineer -correspondent-that-the-French-con- crete, mode of coarse gravel and thin cement, was adequate only for non- military purposes and was reinforc- The German forts ed with only half-inch steel rods. with railway rails, fine gravel, and were reinforced secret cement formula,

The Germans maintained a mild Are along the entire line until they learned where the weakest French response wils--north of Dreisach village. They moved up their guns and began blasting al ID a.m. on: June 5. Twenty minutes later the first line of French bunkers consisted: of silent heaps of gray gravel, their guns destroyed-United Presa,

LONDON, Aug.

OTTAWA, Aug. 1 (Reuter)-Mr. Rome-Radio states

1 (Reuter).- that a German

C. D. Howe, the Minister of Muni- plone hus arrived at Brussels from tlons, announced to-day that the Lisbon with the children, of King output of Bren guns during July was Leopold aboard, "virtually doubled."

OTTAWA, Aug. 1 (Reuter).—Since

1

the evacuation of British children to WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Reuter). Canada began, 227 huve been admit--Mr. Henry L. Stimson, Secretary ted to Canada for the duration of the for War, announced that 81 foreign war, it was stated in the House of ngents were detained in the Panama Commons to-day.

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