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December 3, 1940.

Short Wave Laboratory To Be Moved

́ ́PALO ALTO, California, Nov. | 29 (UP).—The Stanford Univer

aity Klystron Laboratory will be moved immediately to Garden City, N.Y., it was announced by R. E. Gillmore, president of the Sperry Gyroscope Co., licensed and distributor of the Klystron

a device for developing ultra short radio waves.

Gillmore Bald the national defence programme had caused such expan sion in his company's research ne- tivities in developing new; aircraft, instruments that facilities here were Inadequate.

Dr. David Locke Webster, head of Stanford's Department of Physics, Dr. William Hansen, one of the in- ventors of the Klystron;. Sigurd Varian, who is also an deroplane pilot; Dr. Russell Varlan, his brother;" who alded in its development; and three other Stanford scientists will go to Garden City, where the Sperry firm has a plant.

Nazis Hesitating To Recognise Nanking

>>FROM PAGE ONE

recognising the Nonking regime, all at which will prolong hostiles.

The Generalissimo warned third Powers: "I fear an Inescapable catastrophe and ruin for mankind and hit wealth" unless Japan's ex- pansion is Imited now, when it is comparatively easy.

Apparently addressing his remarka to Washington, he urged for a con- tinued firm policy in the Far East, despite the European war. The Generalissimo termed Japan "potentially boundless curse to the Pheific."

Nanking Attitude NANKING, Dec. 3 (UP),-Despite the Japanese Foreign Office spokes- man's warning that the Nanking re- Rime will retaliate against the Ameri; can loan to the Chungking Govern

** ment, Nanking's Foreign Minister, Chu Min-yi yesterday made a state- ment saying that South Chinu must seek pence with Japan and also "im- prove relations with the United States and European nations in order to achieve world peace."

FRENCH FORCES

ON MOVE

FOUR-DIED HERE-An Air Raid Procaution junky, sürdTM ground, was blown out of the street, across house-tops and into this back gardon by the force of Naxi bomb in south- west London, Four members of squad were killed.

WAR INDUSTRIES

IN U.S. GROW

America's war industries are growing rapidly and their rate of increase is understood to be partly caused by war stimulated activities.

A significant feature of rising industrial operations is the expanding payrolls which are reported to be increasing more rapidly than the numbers of the workers, with most of the differ. ence between them coming into existence since the outbreak of the war in Europe.

The present war industries are

ment of Labour as including

considered by the U. S. depart- FASCIST REGIMES

DENOUNCED BY MUSLIMS

ahipbuilding, aircraft, machine tools, engine production, alumi- num and explosives. These six FROM PAGE ONE industries,however, are not -RESOLUTIONS expressing given alone to the production of "sincerity in the cause of Tur- anti-aircraft guns fired on a Thai air war materials, and it is believed (key, Egypt, Persia, Syria, Ara- patrol from Thakck. It is learned that for the present perhaps (bta and other Muslim countries" that border towns are enforcing

they are not in the aggregate and condemning the brutality of blackouts each night.

French Gunboat Seized even predominantly war indus- the Nazi and Fascist dictators LONDON, Dec. 2 (Router)-A | tries.

were adopted unanimously at a French gunboat has been seized by At the begining of 1938 the aver mass meeting of the Muslims of Thailand troops on the Mekong Riverage pay per worker in the United between Thailand and French Indo-States was estimated at $28.10

Singapore recently. China, according to a despatch from week, while in July of this year it The Muslims also pledged had increased to $36.08, or "moral and material support for

០៦ advance of nearly 30 per cent. The all necessary measures in case employment-of-larger-proportions-of- skilled workers and the payments

"of any attack upon"Turkey,

Geneva to a German news agency.

It is believed that a number of lives were lost_in_the_incident...

Fifth Columnists

In America

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for overtime work are belleved to Egypt, Persin. Syrin, Arabia have accounted partly for the in- and other Muslim countries rrease in payrolls,

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Number Of Workers WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. (Reuter).—

The total number of workers. Further covelations of fifth columnist however, are reported hot as large. Muslims of Singapore held at the That this mass meeting of the activities by the Germans in the During July of this year shipbuild-Sultan Jamin mosque, Singapore, on United States will, it is believed, being was understood to have employed Nov. 1, 1940, strongly condemns the made to the Press in the coming about 93,000 workers and aircraft brutal acts of the dictators of Nazism week.

production a little more than 77,000. and Fasciam, which are destroying the Machine tool making bad some 66,400 peace of the world, and prays most workers, or nearly as many as

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rfervently for the successful victory craft production.

In the making of of the British Empire which is do- engines, Including acro-engines, there tending the right cause of the

the peace were about 53,700 employed and in of the world." aluminum manufacturing 27,800. Further, that this mass meeting of The explosives Industry employed the Muslims resolves to express its only 7,000.

sincerity in the cause, of Turkey,

The administration. It is under- stood, is most concerned over Nazi propaganda which is widespread.

Duce's Army To Be Reinforced

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH

What is regarded as an astonish- Egypt, Persia, Syria, Arabia, and ROME, Dec, 2 (UP)—It is oMcial-ing fact is that the rates of increase other Muslim countries which ara ly announced that Il Duce has de-In the volume of employment in these good allles of Britain and its heart- creed a £150,000,000 allotment to the war industries do not appear to have felt sympathy towards those Muslim War Ministry to reinforce the army.

been much accelerated either by the countries, while pledging to render. actual outbreak of war in Europe, or its moral and material support for by the initia

initiation of..... America's own all the necessary measures in case of preparedness programme.

attack on them or on either of them.

The meeting was presided over by Capt. N. M. Hashim, Malny member of the Legislative Council.

Canada And U. S. Luxuries

any

It was noted that from January to OTTAWA, 'Dec. 2 (Router)—A

July of last year, before war began, drastic curtallment of luxury imports employment in these war Industries mainly from the United States, and increased. 21 per cent, while from high excise taxes and lower Customs January through July of 1940 it In-

The resolutions were moved by duties on United Kingdom commodi-creased by 20 per cent.

Mr. T. A. M. Abdul-Aziz, president tles, have been announced in the On the other hand, the payrolls of the South Indian Muslim League, House of Commons by the Finance ing incrensed by 12 per cent dur Hall Imam All. chief of Imams of have moved up more rapidly, hav- Singapore, and were seconded by Minister, Mr. Ilsley.

Ing January through July of last year Singapore. and by 29 per cent during the same All sections of the Muslim com- period of 1940.

munity attended the meeting.

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EVACUATION of children overseas is to stop during the winter, at least—it was recently announced from Downing Street,

The Government has reluctantly decided that during the season of gales and heavy seas they cannot take the responsibility of sending the children, the official statement added.

thoir.

Although the operation of the keen disappointment that will be fell i scheme has been suspended, it by parents who had hoped to send has not been abandoned. Whe-Government scheme, and they ex

children overseas under the ther it will be resumed next press their worm thanks to the year will depend on conditions any pecole in the Dominions and then prevailing.

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