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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

February 7, 1941.

Ulnary Supreme

Cikat,

Broken Ex-Premier Gives Self Up To Nazis To See Sick Wife

LONDON, Feb. 6 (Reuter)—The Royal Netherlands Government announces that it has learnt to-day with a profound sense of indignation that, notwithstanding solemn assurances given to the contrary, Jonkheer Doctor D. J. de Geer, ex-Prime Minister of the Netherlands, has left Lisbon for the enemy-occupied pärt of the king- dom in Europe.

De Geer, who is 78, was Prime Minister from June, 1989 to September, 1940.

He was head of the Government at the moment of the German invasion on May 10 Inst year and ho had an important share in the responsibility for the unanimous decision of the Cabinet to leave the Hague for London with the Queen,

Communism Fear In Japan

Question Put To

War. Minister.

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Soon after the resignation of

de Geer from the Premiership September last

year,

crnment decided to ́entrust him with a mission to the Nether- lands East Indies which would have enabled him to join some. members of his family living in that part of the kingdom.

De Geer left England In November Inst on the express condition that the ofcial facilities granted to him were

Nords Sent To Germany

(Reuter)

Royal Property Seized Latest news from Norway is to the

LONDON, Feb.

effect that 100 Norwegian politicni prisoners are being sent to Germany. included amongst these is a famous actor, whose only fault was to propose

to serve exclusively for the purpose the toast of the Royal Family at a just mentioned and he himself gave dinner where all the guests, including a format undertaking to that effect. high German military officers hon-

Having learned with deep

leep retretoured the toast.

Budget Committee to-day un-Netherlands me have lie and his Princess,

an

UFS

GOOD FELLOWS During recent visit to Mexico City, Special Ambassador Henry A. Wallace, right, drinks toast to their two nations with newly-Installed President Camacho.

Operation By in Raid

Major Candlelight

TOKYO, Feb. 6 (Domel) that the former Prime Minister has The German authorilles have also The House of Representatives' broken this solemn pledge by return authorised the confiscation of all pro-

Ing to occupied

the Royal perty owned by Crown Prince Oint animously passed the supple-painful duty to make known that they

Sentenced To Death mentary extraordinary military consider de Geer's conduct a

act a breach LONDON, Feb. 0 (Reuter)-Nor- budget to finance the China the national interests mental to wegians have been sentenced to death campaign for the year beginning fortunate incident, concludes the an-Bergen, according to the Norwegian un- by the German military tribunal at April, amounting to Y4,880,000,-

cepted as an Indication of any change telegraph agency in London. 000.

BY THE DIM LIGHT OF CANDLES DOCTORS AND in the firm determination of the Royal ting information about the German

They were charged with transmit- NURSES FOUGHT TO SAVE THE LIFE OF A PATIENT AS Mr Junya Koizumi asked the Netherlands Government to continue Army's views regarding the thought the war against Germany on the side armed forces on a secret wireless set. BOMBS WERE DROPPING ROUND A BLAZING LONDON problem. He asked whether Army in suistled with the present af ber British ally until personnel and principles öf the Vletory,

National Service Association, chorg-

ultimate

Commons Interest In Shanghai

LONDON,

Wife Dangerously Ill ing that the Association's structure It is learned in Dutch circles in considerably resembles the Sovlet London that de Geer decided to go.

to Holland beenuse he was anxious} style.

Feb. 0 (Reuter). Aims of The N.S.A. about his wife's health. It is reported invited to make a statement "on the here to-night that on arrival inputbreak of ruffianism in the Inter- The War Minister, Lieut-Gen. Lisbon, de Geer learned that his wife fr R. A. Butler (Under-Secretary for national Settlement in Shanghai," Hideki Tojo, sald klak the entire who has been in Holland throughout Foreign Affairs) said: "While 'Mr Army is devoted to the prosecution the war, was dangerously ill. of the Imperial Rescripts and that the A prominent Hollander in London tion on the attempt at arson at the

Exten has sume preliminary inform Army is supporting the National said, De Geer has been feeling ad- Shanghai Itace Club and the bombing

Association Servico

because Its vancing age for long time and has of the Special District Court, he is announced nims are to conform to been pining for his family. 1le has not yet in a position to give a detalii the spirit of the Imperial Itescripts.

grown feeble and frail. I peace-ed official account of these incidents." The War Minister pointed out that time he was the Association's aims as set forth Minister but he was not the man for by the Premier, Prince Koneye, consist in strengthening the highly celent national defence structure and enabling all the people to unite as one in performing their duties.

While admitting that the Army depends upon the people for its support, the War Minister urged the necessity of enhancinst popular morale to cope with the grave situation and the prolonged Continental campaign. Voicing the Army's concern over the ideological trend of the people, the War Minister declared that the Government would certainly__not tolerate any persons espousing Com- munism or other ideap

acts detrimental to the State.

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BOMBAY, Feb. 6. (Reuter) -A further 900 Italian prisoners, includ- ing 164 officers, have arrived.

It is

to help

to buy

planes

for men

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admirable Prime

such a vigorous task as prosecuting Australian Cabinet the war.

Consultation

MELBOURNE, Feb. 6 (Reuter).-

STOCK EXCHANGE in a joint statement after a meeting

Markets Close Steady Acting Prime Minister, Mr A.

of the War Council to-day the

ments

W

LONDON, Feb. 0 (Reutar)—On Fadden, and the Labour Leader, Mr the Stock Exchange to-day, hesitant J. A. Curtin, declared.There is no conditions prevalled at the outset and doubt of the seriousness of the inter- national situation 45 It afects some marking down of prices oc-

uny Australia. curred, but In the absence of

"The Council selling pressure, markets closed more

discussed develop steadily.

ents in the For East and called into Industrials,

conference Vice-Admiral Colvin and were dominated by fears of taxation, Air Chick Morahal Sir

Charics Olls occasionally were a shade off. Burnett, Chief of the Australian Air

Force." Kamra closed stendy.

Among forelmi bonds, Japanese "The War Council realises the holdings further hardened, Brazilian necessity for taking all possible steps und Belgian Issues also improved. and calla on each individual for his

Will Streef was firm.

maximum effort."

especially tobaccos,

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HOSPITAL.

Water was boiled on stoves. Instruments, grabbed from the wrecked emergency theatre, were got together, and part of} a basement was rigged up for the operation.

The patient, on the point of f|· death, was wheeled into the "theatre" ns a fire blazed fiercely not far away.

Now the man' is back behind the

Worship In

counter of his little shop in a Lon- Dimness Of

don suburb.

The only comment on that terrible

night he will make is: "The nurses and doctors risked their lives to save

mine.

And that is why, he says, St

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Thomas's Hospital, still carrying on Far below ground, in the after being bombed four times, can maze-like chalk caves of Chisle proudly proclaim on its shatteredhurst, Kent, where Druids once walls: "Downs, not out,"

performed their rites, the sound That fight for life was won im- of a congregation singing a mediately after the third and most serious bombing, which put the favourite hymn echoed softly MILK OF MAGNESIA lighting, eating and hot water ser-round the rocky walls. vices out of action,

People lying in their hundreds Althugh the patients escaped, two on mattresses; in small beds; doctors and a nurse were killed.

Torches Useless

had to be performed or the patient In spite of this a major operation would have died.

mothers holding babies, young girls, old men-all sheltering-|

from the Church in the Caves. joined in this evening_service

Beneath

or

This is how one of the doctors 50ft described this "nightmare":

natural dome rising

who more, those

could squeeze into the little church sang In the "I was sitting on a bench with from, printed hymn sheels. four or five others when I saw a dark recesses where stood the altar, vast sheet of flame 20 yards away nickered. The alter Cross gleamed built from chalk blocks, candles

in the dim light.

and heard a terrißc explosion.

"For a moment or two after the explosion there was absolute silence. there was a babel of talk- ing and shouting. We flashed our torches, but they were almost useless "in"the"dust"and"mur},"

Then

"A valce shouted: ''Go carefully, everybody-there may be no floor,"

Within an hour a new theatre had been improvised."

Safe Cities For Children

Portuguese Initiative LISBON, Feb. 6 (Reuter).—A pro- ject for the centralising in Portugal

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of international efforts to protect children from the consequences of aerial warfare, is to be inade officially |

"Rock Of Ages"

The vicar, Canon J. R. Lumb, led his congregatlon.

People of East and South London nightly go to the caves for sleep away from the bombs.

This regular Sunday night service inflated by Canon Lumb has caught on

the Chislehurst

CAVC- among dwellers.

Many of them travel from London especially early on Sunday to get

cat in church. Mr J. Longman, of New Cross, said: "It's

strange experience to enter that church when you know that outside bombs falling and people are dying."

BARBARA HUTTON'S

FATHER DEAD

are

by the Portuguese Government to all. THE death has occurred at Char- belligerent Powers.

leston, South Carolina, of Mr Fran-

A plan was unemeially put forward klyn Hutton, father of the Countess

Barbara "Diario

von Haugwitz-Reventlow, recently in the newspaper,

de Noticias," urging the establish- who as Barbara Hutton, Inherited the ment of "safety cities" in all coun- Woolworth millions from her grand- The countess was at the tries at war where children would be parents. guaranteed freedom from bombard-bedside when her father died.

ment.

"Let us centralise in Portugal undi co-ordinate the magnificent work of International Red Cross units," wrote

the newspaper. "This generation re- presenting the Europe of to-morrow cannot be held responsible for the bloody conflict now proceeding In Europe. It is a question of saving

the dread and fear and inevit able physical debilily of thousands of children-English, German, French, lintian, Belgian, Dutch, Horwegian and Greek without distinction.""

Young Germans Moved MADRID, Feb. 8 (Reuter)—Pro- gress in the evacuation of Berlin children to destinations east and

south of the capital is referred to by the Berlin correspondent of the newspaper, "AD.C."

He says that it is hoped that the evacuation__will be completed by February 20,

The same correspondent quotes reports that the Pope will send a message to Berlin and London, ex- pressing a desire for more humane aerial warfare.

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A new large factory for manufac- *ure of sanitary pottery has recently started operations in Swerlen. The factory,which is equipped with four. electric furnaces, has an annual duction capacity of 8.500 tons. output will be able to cover entirely i "ho requirements of the Swedish building Industry, it is stated, anel will also enable a certain export,

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