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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

WILLKIE WOULD

February 18, 1941.

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SHANGHAI, Feb. 18 (UP)—In an editorial to-day, the "China Press" says, "Mr Willkle is reported to be considering an Inspection tour of China similar to the one he made to Britain recently.

In Australia

Major Sel Hashida, of the Japanese Army, has gone to Australla "Lo sco all he can of military training and industrial

He said this on arrival from

"Although he said that no definite decision had been reach-methods of the country. ed, it is to be hoped that he finds his way clear to make the trip. The Chinese Government and people would welcome the Re-Tokyo by a Japanese liner when inter- [publican_leader with open arms, Interviewed. through an

Dysentery Increases

In Colony

"Mr Lauchlin Currie and Mr De-preter by the Sydney "Daily spres ure now on an inspection trip Telegraph."

in unoccupied China to study China's "It I am permitted I would like to needs-military as well as 'economlest meet army officials, and if permis

ston can be granted I would like to see Australian milltary training melinds," he said.

but na their stay will not exceed two weeks, they can hardly cover the whole field as is desired.

"Mr Willkie would certainly be

"I hope to see your industries at ible to securo much more informa-work and find out all I con about tion than the two

well Australia. tioned gentlemen.

,

formerly

An Extended Trip

"In view of the tense situation in the Far East, Mr Wilkle would find

This is my first visit here, and

I have enne officially for the depart- ment of the army in which I am still a serving officer," he said.

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The heavy increase in the number of cases of Dysentery reported in the Colony last week is attributed by the authorities to bad food plus improper cooking due to the prohibitive cost of

it extremely useful to extend his slight build and does not wear his THURSDAY Is underslood. frewood, it

According to the returns of the proposed trip to China to other m-hair shavecropped like all officers in

IN Canberra, service in the Japanese Army. Medical Department, the number of portant points such

enses of Dysentery on Thursday was Batavia, Rangoon, Singapore and 26, compared with only two the pre-Manila. Visits to these vital links in vlous day, and the figure for Friday the Far Eastern strategic chain would give him a correct perspective in view of the crisis that is rapidly heading: for a showdown.

was 12.

was stated yesterday that at pre- sent the price of firewood is about the same as that of rice before the war. At that time one dollar would buy 20 calties of rice, while in the Colony at present one dollar buys only 22 entiles of firewood,

Mr Whyatt's Work

In New Delhi

The United States is destined to play an important role in the affairs of the Far East and we believe that visit by Mr Willikle will be of helpi toward America's efforts in cleaning up the muddied situation in Pacific."

the

tives from Australia, South Africa and New Zealand, Mr John Whyatt, Secretary of the Council, has coin- NEW DELIII. Feb. 17 (Reuler).-menced the spade-work. assumed Mr Archibald Carter has

Mr Whyatt was one of the Hong ebarge as Chairman of the Eastern kong delegates to the conference and his appointment as Secretary of the Group Supply Council,

Penting the arrival of representa- Council was announced a week ago.

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Major Hashida is short, of very

"Not Military Attache" He was wearing a dark eye shiel over his left eye.

in

Asked if his eye had been injured interpreter campaign, the a smiled, and, after conferring with the major, replied that the eye had a painful sly.

Major Hushida denied a report he would remalu in Australla us Military Attache to the recently- appointed Japonese Minister to Australia, Me Tatsuo Kawal.

"I have no mission in Australia connected with the new Minister," he said.

"I will spend about six weeks visiting every State, and will travel everywhere by air."

Major Hashida has seen service in

and China cut-

the. Manchukun paitos.

Father On Leave

Shot His Son

A soldier accused of murdering his son was sentenced at Birmingham Assizes recently to one day's impri- sonment for

the manslaughter, original charge having been reduced. Frederiek Langford (53), of Ford- feld Road, Stetchford, came home on distressed *(snid counsel) because his wife had complained of the boy's behaviour.

teave

He asked for the key to a cup- board in which he has locked some ammunition, and when at 2 a.m. the boy came home a shot was heard. The try's mother and sister went downstairs and found him dead en the sitting-room

Bloor. Judge's Comment

no

Mr Justice Oliver: There is motive for murder. The boy seems; to have been unsatisfactory, and there might be a motive in a dis- ordered mind for giving the boy n shock.

Addressing Langford, the judge said: "You are a man of excellent character, and I don't think you contemplated any mischief of this sort."

Malaya Sends Big Gift-To-London-

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Singapore, Feb, 17. Malaya, which had already made notable contributions to war ex- penditure, has now sent £58,000 to London for distribution among number of speeled charities con- nected with the war.. In addition, smallest the State of Perils, the Malayan State, with a total popula- tion of 50,000, to-day voled £17,500 for general war expenditure, to be expended in emergency work within the State limits.-Reuter.

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The following course Lenten

of sermons, entitled "The Last- Four Things" will be given in St Margaret's Church, Happy Valley, during the following Sundays in Lent at the 9.30 a.m. Mass:

March 2, "Death;" March 8, "The Particular Judgment;" March 10, "The

General Judgment;" March 23 "Heaven"; and March 30, "Hell"

On Good Friday, April 11, at 9.30 a.tn. the sermon will be "The Seven Last Words,"

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