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BRITAIN'S Opposition To

TREATMENT OF ALIENS

Explanation Given To

Books Tax

Archbishop Talks To Mooting of M.P.s

LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter)-The Archbishop of Canterbury, Mr. J. B. Priestly and G. Faber addressed n meeting of over 100 Commoners in the House of Commons this evening in opposition to the inclusion of books in the purchase tax proposals,

House Of Lords LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter). The question of internment of allens In Great Britain was raised in the House of Lords 10-

amendment Afterwards, an

was day.

tabled

bled to omit books from the pro- This supported Replying to criticisms, the Duke visions of the tax. of Devonshire pointed out that the by a large number of members of all decision to intern all allens waspariles,

In addition, Commander King-Holi mode at a time of extreme difficulty and gravity, and therefore in some and Sir Stanley Reed have put down an amendment to omit bibles from the haste.

Although he regretted the de- tax. cision, he belleved lint at the time and in the circumstances It was Inevitable, but the moment of our greatest difficulty had passed.

More Liberal Policy The danger of invasion was port- poned but the Expeditionary Force had been re-equipped, our strength had been very greatly increased und he hoped that it would be possible

Commander King - Hall, while on urging the exclusion of bibles principle, contends that the yield tax would be neglible and its impositions would

be 1 severe handicap on the people who print bibles, s they are already being sold at almost cost price.

from now on to pursue a more liberat BERLIN'S CRUDE policy towards "these unluppy j people."

The Home Secretary hoped to bring about a steady improvement in conditions in internment camps and to secure releuses of those involving no danger to the country,

The Government was fully aware of the unfortunate position of many of these unhappy internces Tud everything possible was being and would be done to improve their lot,

East Africa's Economics

PROPAGANDA

Gives The Lio

Wednesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

LETTERS R.A.F. Keep

Manila's View On

The Evacuation

To the Editor,

The "Hongkong Telegraph." Sir, I am taking the liberty cf enclosing a clipping from to-day's Issue of the Philippines Herald, a Manila dally, which is self-explana- tory.

This letter to betng written in the spirit of one newspaperman for other

nut and

necessarily pubileation, unless in your opinion its publication, in full or in part,

husbands inĮ will help to assure Hongkong that their families have, not really been treated in Manila ng bndly as some of them painted it in their letters home.

Before proceeding, may I point out the detrimental effects the publica- tion of the letters (or excerpis them) in the Hongkong papers will cause in Manila. Up to this point Manila, including Philippine govern ment officials, the Red Cross, United States

and! Philippine Army authorl- tics, and hundreds of civilian men and women, have had nothing but the deepest sympathy and friend- liness for the several thousand wormen and children who were forced

Up Raids On Germany

LONDON, Aug. G (Reuter).-An Air Minia-

try

communique states that during the night R.A.F. bombers carried out attacks on military objectives in Holland and northern Germany, includ- ing targets at Wismar, Kiel and Hamburg.

Goodsyards at Hamm and aerodromes at Schipal and Borkum were also damaged.

All our aircraft returned safely.

TALBOT MUNDY NOVELIST, DIES

Aug. BRADENTON, Florida,

to leave their homes In Hongkong (Reuter)The death has occurred

August 7, 1940.

FINANCING THE WAR

Wonderful Savings

Effort At Home

LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter).--- In the House of Commons to- day, Sir Kingsley Wood, Chan- collor of the Exchequer, moving the second reading of tho Finance Bill, said that before further taxallon was imposed adequate time should be given. The Chanceller emphasised the vital importance of all sections of the community saving to the utmost and devoting those savings to the State.

Money Rolls In

In the first 30 weeks of the savings campaign, more than £330,000,000 hod gone into certificates and defence banda and had increased the savings bunk deposits.

Sir Kingsley added that in that period a

loan, £300,000,000 wor

12.000.000 national war bonds and

£13,000,000 in loans free of interest,

to a total of £758,000,000 or £2.000-

000 a week since last November, had 6been received.

by the emergency in the crown here of Talbot Mundy, the English colony. They have co-operated And novelist,

Born in 1879, Mundy was educated laboured day and night to give the Neutral Correspondentcuces the best possible treatment at Rugby and had nearly 30 novels permitted by the drcumstances at- to his name. Most of these novels.

this dealt with India and the East. tending their

ΔΙ COMBINE.

authorities, are

In 1931 he married Miss Dawn moment, these same LONDON, Aug. ↑ (Reuter)-Ber-o-operating in sending the women Allen. in has been making much at an and children off to their new destina- alleged story that the "Associated tions in Australia with the least pos- Press" correspondent in England was visit British refused permission to poris, whereas the Berlin correspon dent of "A.P." was allowed to visit

Fatburg.

belter frame of mind than when they

stale discomfort and in much STOCK EXCHANGE arrived. an atrald, however, that BUSINESS SMALL

the publication of the letters sent

LONDON, Aug. 0 (Router)-On back to Hongkong will make a tre- themendous difference in the way these the Stock Exchange to-day, business workers was too small to provide a real test authorities and volunteer

trend will feel towards the evacUEES.

uf prices. Consequently, the

Unfortunately for the Nazis, London

"Associated Press" gurres- pondent is beyond reach and is able to tell the truth. This morning he NAIROBI, Aug. 4 (licuter).—An Tested the following statement: East African Economic Counell is be-

Car And A Guida Ing forined to represent Kenya,

"This correspondent, who request- Tanganyika. Uganda,

Zanzibar ed permission to tour

one of the Rhodesia and Nyasaland in order to

on principal ports, not only received co-ordinate an economie and Com- mercial policy for war purposes, to histion, but was supplied by

car and enable speedy and vigornun action to the authorities with a

guide for un extended tour. be taken, in comprehensively plan- ning production of war netessities and the marketing of surplus produce, The territories will be invited to attend the imperial Economie Con- ference at Delhi in October.

Damage To Our Warships Report, Denied

"This correspondent made a survey of over a dozen British ports-ports which the Germans claimed to have famaged.“

London quarters. suggest that "A" reports of the lack of serious damage probably inspired the Ger- aan allegation.

Canada And The

Americas

be

I write this letler as one who has in most sections appeared to had intimate knowledge of the pre-slightly easier.

Gilt-edged advanced at first, but parations made for the receptlun of

runction, the evacuees and of the manner subsequently there was plans were carried out for the hous- partially lack of support.

Egyptian holding advanced but ing and feeding of the women another foreign shares were quiet. children. In connection with my

Industrial holdings were irregular work as city editor of this paper, and oils were occasionally better.

press bandie

Wall Street was steady.

1 was drafted to

relations work for the Red Cross fund drive in July and, as such, I found it necessary to handle press re- tations work for the Red Cross in connection with the handling of the evacutres. formed on everything that was done fur the

evacuees, from the time workd

He expected to bring the purchase tax into operation in two months'

lime.

Diplomatic Wooing

German Ambassador

Takes Up Turkish Post

Ankara, Aug. 0.

The return to Turkey of the Ger- man Ambassador, Herr von Papen,, who is at present staying at Istanbul, apparently presages a renewed Ger- in diplomatic offensive here, upon which Gernun clreles Dro basing

high

that

I hopes.

German circles are hinting. Herr von Papen has returned with important new Instructions following his report to Hitler on conditions in Turkey.

Although Turkish sentiment mains overwhelmingly anti-Axis

in

NAZI SHIP RUNS principle various Lechleal factors

BLOCKADE 1 was, therefore, fully in-

was first received here that they were by local exporters, the German red have greatly increased the

Reuter,

the

consequent on Italy's entry into the war are surving the German cause in this part of the world. The dimeul- RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. & (Reu-ties of transport through the Medi- ter)-According to advire received terin

of Turkey's trade overreas. coming.

would be the last person to deny freighter Koenigsberg, of 6,466 tons, although the British Navy's feat in

envoy though there were daws and cases of which left Belem, Brazil on May 27 bringing a that efficiency in the execution of the has arrived safely at a German pert. Mediterranean is widely ppreciated.

The Koenigsberg was one of the OTTAWA, Aug. 6 (Reater).-Mr. plans for the evacuees, but these Mackenzie King the Comdian Prime cases were the exception rather than several German ships that skipped Minister, revealed in the House of the rule and were to be expected, out of Brazilian waters earlier this LONDON, Aur.

Commons lo-day that an exchange of considering the brief time given for year in an attempt to run the British Reports of damage to British war-

number of blockade. ships are oficially denied in London.diplomatic representatives between preparations and

South evacuees who had to he received, There reports had it that the RS-American countries was under ronsi-housed, fed unf, in many Instances. solution was hit by bomb and that deration. He mentioned particularly clothed.

British cruiser was damaged chre Brazil, and Argentina as a "good Ing an engagement off the Balearic

Huess when he was questioned perhaps many of the houses were not Islands.

The Admiralty states that these re-which South American countries be up to the standard that the women

had in mind. ports are completely untrue,

6

(Reuler)

Incorporation For

Estonia

Canada and some

the of

PALESTINIANS

AND THE WAR

the

In the matter of accommodations,

and children had been' accustomed to in Ifongkong, especially in the matter of privacy, as In the case of the Army barracks at Fort McKinley, But it must be remembered that when a hundred women and children are housed in buildings not originally LONDON, Aug. 8 (Reuter)-Mr-designed to accommodate that many, MOSCOW, Aug. 6. (Reuter).--Be- Anthony Eden, the War Minister, in there cannot be perfect arrangements fore A crowded

the answer to a question about the use of

in the way of bedrooms, bathrooms, Supreme Soviet-Estonia-to-day-ap_i_to_which manpower in Palestine was pealed for interpuraCon the being put, said in the House of Com-

In

mous today that Palestinians were USSR.

made by M.igible to Palist in various units of The appeal was Lairetskis, Sceretary of the Estonian Ur Bestish Army. Communist Party in a similar toussi to the appeals made and accepted by

Lithuania.

sessiun

THE WAR FUND $1.361,142.35

was reached

DEFENDERS ARE DECORATED

(Reuter)

• Outline Of Policy Sought

Rome, Aug. G. It is reported that Haly und Ger- many have asked Turkey to define the Turkish position in relations to Luropean affairs in connection with The Axis plan to establish order in South-eastern Europe.

Informed circles said to-day that Berlin and Rome had delivered ic LONDON, Aug. 3

request within the past two days. Awards to the captain and members they said that the

fare- request of the crew of the steamer High shadowed the Axis' expectation of a lander, who successfully defended general Balkan and Danubian seite- against an attack from two German ment to assure the peace of South- aircraft on August 2 in the North eastern Europe-United Press. Sea, have been announced.

打照

were

Captain William Gifford has been BANK HOLIDAY TRAGEDY given the O.B.E.,

Bert Whyman, a fireman, and George Anderson, able seaman Three the stewardess, others, including Miss Cockburn, were commended.

Northern Ireland's War Contribution

yesterday by the War Fund inaugurated i death is announced of Sir Hugo dequired intocommodated and in-tribution to the Imperia! Exchequer

A total of

by the 5. C. M. Past, Ltd.

Latest sutuseription:

Sale of Or Newspapers, etc., per

Clipper Clu

and'

Loncton, Aug. 6. Eleven people returning from an August Bank Holiday visit to Black- fool to-day were killed when a motor coach collided with a lorry caught fire. Several other passengers were severely injured. The mishap occurred at Rugeley, Staffordshire. Reuter.

The chief concern of the authorl tier was the mutter of sanitation and food and, in my opinion, despite what some of the women wrote back home, In addition to this, arrangements their temporary homes were kept were now bring made, as the outcome comparatively clean and sanitary and er a trent decision, to form a number the food served them was wholesome et Palestinian companies and units and plentiful. personally went LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter), BERLIN, Aur. 8 (Reuter).—It is In the British Army.

around the various houses where Northern Ireland's provisional con-announced here that the German

police made

"trumphant entry" LONDON. Aug. & Reuter).The evacuees were

their complaints and.

for the year is to

the capital of the Duchy of The announcement Bathe, the secomi * husband of the

grievances. The general complaint £6,000,000, announced the Minister Luxemburg late Lilly Langtry, the celebrated ac-

was that the food was cold when of Finance, introducing the supple-adds that thousands listened to the served. This we promptly remedied mentary budget of Northern Ireland speech by the chief of the German 9.30 fress.

by faxtalling additional stoves. On in the House of Commons.

civli admlustration, who "explained numerous occasions when the women He also stated that 00 per cent. to them the German cigeneter"" of complained that their supper was not instead of 75 per cent. of Ulster's the Duchy. up to standard, the caterer promptly saving certificates were to be passed sent over legs of tum and bread so to the British Exchequer. that they may

have

:1 late snack before going to bed. Tea was served

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LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter).--The Dominion Colonial Offices announce that 1

Southern contingent of

Great Britain.

at all hours of the day the evacuees TWO TRAWLERS Rhodesian airmen have arrived

demanded it.

Some

City

SUNK

women wrote back about their accommodation Is the Walled

LONDON, Aug. 0 (Reuter).At (old Spanish section) which

Admiralty communique announces some of them called "Althy"

and that worse than Wanchai. The Walled Oswaldian have been sunk by enemy the trawlers Drummer and City is the oldest section of Manila

mijes. and the houses are closer together

than they are in the newer actions, Parliament To Go

but to compare it with. Wanchai

and their moty

children and

Into Recess

I think that was going a bit too far!

personally drove

of the around in my car, so that they may see the different sections of the city on sunny mornings, and their common com ment was that Manila looked greener, healthier, much cleaner than Hong-August 22. Members hope to get # kong.

Perhaps allowance should be made for the highly nervous condition of some of the women which, undoubt-

edly WEB responsible for their

LONDON, Aug, 0 (Reiter).—It is; now expected, says Reuter's Lobby correspondent, that Parliament whit rise for a short summer recess on

fortnight's holiday after which it is thought that the House will hold sit- tings once a week for a time,

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writing buck morbid letters about their treatment in Munila. The best reply to these criticisms is the voluminous Ale of cables und letters LONDON, Aug, 0 (Reuter),—The from Hongkong authorities as well Chairman of Australian Aircraft

es Individual citizens thanking the Production said to-day that by the Red Cross and Manila officials for the middle of next year, the Common- kindness and excellent care given the wealth will be producing one Bristol evacuees. This same file contains Beaufort bomber a day. hundreds of letters written by women

The project will require

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satisfaction over the arrangements made for them here.

10,000

enses in Bagulo in which a number

This, however, is secondary. The of women had to be sent down to main point I wanted to bring out in Manila for palpable misbehaviour this letter is the danger of spoiling with realdents there and members of the kindly feeling which Manila has the Army garrison. These probleme had for the evacuces which

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