1940-09-24 — Page 5

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

September 24, 1940.

NEUTRAL IMPORTS WILL BE RATIONED Britain Richer Than It's cool inside BLOCKADE EXTENDED At Beginning of War

TO

OCCUPIED AREAS

PLANS for Britain's intensified blockade of enemy-occupied Europe and the "rationing" of goods for neutrals were outlined by Mr. Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic Warfare, in the House of Commons.

Mr. Dalton said the Government had decided that unoccupied France, Algeria, Tunisia and French Morocco imust now be included in the blockade.

CHINA PREPARED

Destruction Of Border Facilities

Chungking, Sept. 23. "Ching had plenty of time to pre- pare for this eventuality

and vur netlorus will proceed smoothly accord- ing to pre-arranged plan." declared #Chinese spokesman, commenting on

the Indo-China agreement.

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Goods destined for these ter-) ritories were liable to be seized goods contraband, and originating In or owned by persons In such territories were Hlable to be placed in prize.

Mr. Dalton pointed out that Ger- man occupation of the West European coastline from the North Cape to the Pyrenees had greatly changed the conditions of the economie war.

Britals, he said, must now con- trol not only shipipng approaching the North the Mediterranean or Sea, but all shipping crossing the Atlantic.

To apply this contral in the old

The exact details of the number of way would mean diverting many Chinese troops concentrated in Yun-ships far out of their course to con- nan and Kwangst provinces border traband boxes in British waters or in To avoid such incon- ing Indo-Chinn is not divulged, byt West Africa

had de- it in estimated that 200,000 are mark-venience, the Government ed along the border ready to resist any Japanese advance towards Kun- mlug.

General Ho Ylog-chlug. War Minia- ter,

recently visited the border twice by air to complete an arrange- ments. It is believed that the Chi- nese will not launch a general affen. sive to Indo-China, til it in pos- ible that units will cross the border and occupy atintegie positions in the mountains to form an outer sin of defence

The large scale destruction of all communication facilities on the bar. dier is at present progressing, while the whole section of the Indo-Chin.. Railway inside the Chinese teritory is being removed elsewhere

Fencuation of

of the Chlume populac institularis at won and

od Government Kunming in being speedert up as is feared that the Japanese will resent to nerial bombardiment of the ill- defended capital city soon from thes newly-acquired as truses in Tonkin

Reuter

vided in extend the naviceet system to all sea borne goods consigned to why European port, as well as to cer- in Atlantic islands and to certain neutral ports in North Africa

signment noi navicerted

And

Any

ship without a chip navigert would

be able to seizure by our patrols.

BRITISH

STEAMERS SEIZED

Protest Made

seized

To Japanese

LONDON, Sept. 23 (Reuter)-After a year of war Britain remains richer in national wealth_than at the beginning of 1937, affirmed the eminent economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, in a broad- cast to-night.

Mr. Keynes said that wastage which of national resources, British suffered hitherto, was easily exaggerated.

"Stop thinking that after the war

,

AMERICA RESENTS

we shall have to lower our standards New Embargoes Against of life," he said. "I see no like- lihood of that,"

Lessons To Be Learnt

Manhattan

SHIRTS

Manhattan cool shirts are a chal-

lenge to hot weather. Thin and

Japan Are Hinted WASHINGTON, Sept.

porous in construction, weighing

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next to nothing. Manhattan cool

American

Ife added: "On the contrary, I hope (Reuter).The possibility of shirts have real style and sturdi-

economic that we shall have learnt something new. about the conduct of currency and

fhout the sappeity of the country to to-day as a result of the invasion pearance, do wonders for your foreign trade, about controls and measures to restrict Japan arose ness, They'll improve your ap- produce, which will prevent us ever of Indo-China.

relapsing into our pre-war economie It is stated in well-informed comfort, and keep you in good

morass.

humour.

from $11.30-Jem 100% cash discount

"There is no reason why people circles that such restrictions should not look forward to higher might include tighter control of standards of living after the war than exports of oil, scrap iron and

other materials of which Japan WHITE and PLAIN COLOURS ever they enjoyed."

He believed that he would prove not for wrong if he said that the makes large purchases. Shanghai, Sept. 23.

Despite Japanese assurances that The Japanese Navy un Saturday damage done to London since the

net been the territorial integrity and French beginning of August had two ships belonging to Moller line, They

much greater than the normal cap- sovereign rights would be respected, first took the

- the Invasion of Indo-China is regard- acity of our building trade to Edith Moller off Wenchow after

instate within the same period. sent it had

and n *prung leak

and then for assistance, a radio seized

Moller the Jessie

which the call. Later answered salvage ship Carmen Muller arrived and was ordered by the Japanese to

return

the

ed in official quarters here as a

If we suffered £1.000,000 worth serious threat to American Interests of damage every night for a year, and policies in the Far East, we should not have lost more than four per cent. of our buildings and vontents or more than could be restored in a couple of years.

Deferred Pay Plan Refraing to his deferred pay plan, opinion Mr. Keynes expressed the

that sooner or later some more drastic methods would be

STORY OF ADVANCE

FROM PAGE ONE

and

wodies

advancing

The British Navy mude repre- In future, ships saliing from J sentalone to the Japanese against the neutral port to any such destination detention of the Edith Möller and must obtain navicerts for all earn the Jessie Moller, and also another and addition a ship navicert al ship, the Kangso, also against the

necessary. Al track and join up with couxtal troops the last port of loading. Any con-helling of the Marie Muller, which

though the Government had not yet since the desert further to the mouth was hit by the Japanese when they shelled five hunks on September 10.dopted his plan, there had been nos labyrinth or rocky

The Japanese released the Marie significant degree of inflation yet.

the It had not been neceNKITY In Muller on Saturday, after the Japan-

of wie to ask for serious ese barding offer had expressed test year

The text, leurs

serond los regrets

claimed that the econo

year is in truth the Brst year of real The Marje The sun rules word apply to oud-

Shelling was accidental.

Wik Jo Batatin tracte

Maller Shops whing From

is at preneti in Shangles verton Atlanti European pla

United Press island or Pertam neutral ports in North Africa must have clientes of menety origin

Trade Of Neutral.

"IL has been suggested by some quarters." maid Mr. Datibu, "that we intend to extend the blockade This to certain neutral countries. IN THE NO." "Where supplies can

Dearly such neutrals without the risk of falling

He

STOCK MARKET REPORT

Hongkong Shirk Exchange sath ml Sumjonaty assured youterday says

A sabell enquiry for Wapres con-

Chang Charity Show auf the army, we sind hues with very litle in offering.

At Queen's

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grant navireris ou such a scale as to praces heeping senty

allow Imports adequate for domesti consumption, but not for re-export to British, Chinese War Relief other countries"

late

Chang, the Magician anel Magical Revue Company will give a malinco performs this afternoon, al 5.00 p.m. at the Querry's Theatre Proceeds will be Rivers to and British War Relief

Chinese

arr

designed

"These steps smooth the path of genuine neutral trade while increasing the strength | of our blockade, and avoiding all unnecessary walls upon the Navy," Dir. Dalton added.

Mr Ronald Cross, Minuter of Ship- ping said the course the war had laken had made new measures for the !control of sipping NECESSITY A

GOVERNOR'S INTEREST urge volume of shipping, including a

It is learned that HE the DffeeF Administering the Government, Lieut-Gen, E. F. Norton, has shown his interest in the nimis audi ožijecia. of the Hongkong Anti-Tuberculowa Association by becoming a Life Mem- ber of that body

substantial tonnage of neutral ship, was under Allied contral.

To ensure as far as possible that

controlled by the ships

Allies should not find employmeal in any way beneficial to the enemy. Mr. future shipw Croms said that In warrants would be granted.

Buyer

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Land $31 25 Humphreys $7 15

Trama $15 80

Star Ferries $39

Youat, Feniles $22

Chora Lights (ORF) $695

Electrics (Old) 938 20 Electrics (New) $37 75

Hupes $3.50

Watsons $8 80 Enter.nments $8 69

Sellers

Canton Jan $200 China Lights (Oida 57 10

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The enemy, therefore, are frend with the necessity of maintaining ment ever-lengthening དྷོ སུབྷཱཛ྄ཐཾ ཝཱ "We have the freshness of a fighties of communication The Italian

in the first and whereas Germany has already suffered nervous tension are halted at the montent

and muscula exhaustion of prodigi- Bustani district put when mist effo: 1

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INDO-CHINA AGREEMENT

FROM PAGE ONE

The British are bilting the enemy hard and methodically whenever he exposes himself and hitherto the H tish chics are squali.

Nazis Deny Sinking] Evacuee Ship

LONDON, Sept 23 (Reuter) -- The German offliesol news agency denies that any German U-boat could have

agency

you to being upset nad that this is torpedoed the child evacuees' ship

In another despatch, the being achieved under duress

"The pusition of the United States states that since August 10 (ierman

lisapproval and deprecation. afraiders dropperi 22.322 tons satch procedures has repeatedly hern plosives on "milhary objectives"

Air Buses In Tonkin

Britain.

of

$7

"Most Dastardly Act" WASHINGTON, Sept, 23 (Reuter) (Router)-A- Mr Cordell Hull, the U.S. Secretary Governor of State, called the torpedoing of the Jean Decoux, British child evacuees' liner a "most States that the agreement concluded dastardly act at the press conference

1 Hano was based on the agreement

23 SAIGON, Sept.

try the pauclamado General, Adiniral

previously signed by

Government and

the

bassador at Tokyo.

to-day

thr Japanese Mr. Hull perimitted a direct quota-

French Am-tion of this comment:

that there will be

" um

division vf

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The al bases to be handed over opinion in this country that it was a to Japan are in Tonkin which is the most dastardly art." closest province in Indo-China to the Chinese frontier.

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A Tokyo any rominunique notinces that the French garrison at Indo-Chinese bar- Dongdang on the

Benes Forms New

Czech Government

The Czechoslovak Provisional Gay- curunent has been recognised by Winston Churchill

dei sutrendered this morning ufic

unlawfully resisting" the Japanexu advance into French territory

French troops were then disarmed. Britain, said Mr in the Commons. Fighting had continued spasmodi- cally for, 11 bours, Klate other Japanese Kaurres.

Lieut. Col Lobet, commanding French troops in the Dongdang area, die reported to have been killed in the fighting, according tu L Haiphong dispatch.

Berliners Get

The Wind Up

Long Raid Alarm STOCKHOLM, Sept. 23 (Reu-1 ter)-After a week's respite) there was an air raid alarm in Berlin last night lasting from 11.55

2.15 p.m. unt!! according to the Berlin corres-

a.m.,

Members uf the Government, sworn in by Dr. Edouard Benes, re- Cognised as President of the Repub. lie. include:

Mgr. Jun Sromek (70), former Cabinet Minister and Deputy Pre- mler; Major-General Sergej Ingr (40), Commander-in-Chief of Czech Forces; M. Jan Masaryk, former Minister In London, son of Professor T. J. Masaryk, late President of the Republic, M. Stefan Oxusky (51). Minister in Paris for 20 years, before that first Czech Minister in London: M. Jun Becko, leader of Slovak Miners' Trade Union, and Social- Democrat M.P.

Dutch Labour For Germany

Forced Migration

The drastic measures being taken pondent of the "Dagens Nyhe- to Nazily Holland are described in guarded terms by the Amsterdam ter."

of the New York AR.P. control was

correspondent more severe Times. "Germany,"

"he writes, "does than usual and soldiers repeatedly not wish to allow freedom to organi- inspected buildings, compelling every-sations and parties inspired by views body to remain in them and to seek

oppostle Lo Nazion Therefore, cover in the shelters.

The "Afton Bladet correspondent German advice and services are now

to being backed up drasile measures." states that sirens drove millions

Steps are being taken, he says, to I shelter.

This correspondent says that al- force Dutch workmen to go to Ger- though no bambs were dropped in many, and "men without jobs who Berlin itself, other German towns refuse sultable work in Germany will were bombed during the night, be excluded from receiving the dole.

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