1941-02-25 — Page 5

Tuesday.

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

United States May Land British War Supplies At Iceland Port

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UP).-Latin-American diplomatic sources disclose to the United Press that United States officials as well as diplomatic circles are active- ly discussing a plan whereby Iceland would become the trans-shipment base for United States war supplies for Britain.

The plan would allow United States ships to transport sup- plies to Iceland, which is a neutral nation outside the combat

zone an defined by the United States neutrality act. The supplies AMERY REPORT

would be unloaded, probably at Reykjavik, and picked up by tho British for transport to the British Isles,

The project, reported to bel under study in Administration circles, has been advanced as thei practical solution to the serious British supply problem due to losses in submarine warfare.

The principal advantage would be to reduce by more than two-thirds the distance British cargo ships and convoys must travel now Lo take Surely-needed war materials to Belt-

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Unrest In Holland Growing

ON INDIA Arming at Speed

LONDON, Feb, 24 (Reuter)--After tribute to the gallantry of Indian troops in Libya, Eritrea and Abyssinla, Mr. L, S. Amery, Secretary for Indin, dealing with India's wor effort, raid that India was now one of the greatest industrial countries in the world as well ne one of the greatest producers of foodstuffs and raw materials,

She was already making her own rifles, machine-guns, field artillery

American ships ad present are Unrest in Holland is revealing not allowed to enter British waters. Itself in the increasing frequency-

Plan's Benefit Diplomats with which this plan has of street fights and brawls be tourd favour polated out that it would|tween members of different poll-and ammunition, and 90 per cent, of triple the available British shipping tical parties.

Jall miscellaneous equipment for her {forces.

for such transport and relieve two- Politicni argument, and con- The Indian Army, he said, is being thirds of the present warships engaged in Atlantic convoy duty for equent fisticuffs. have even trapidly expanded to a force of 500,- use elsewhere or for intensilention of spread to elementary schools, as 800 men, armed, trained, equipped iL broadcast of a new (Nazi) and incchanised on a modern scale, convoy Waric.

exclusive of troops already serving

The distance between New York | Under-Secretary for Education abrond. and Liverpoot is about 3,700 miles, shows. but the distance between teeland and; Liverpool is only 1,000 miles.

Diplomatic quarters polled out that the plan would probably be feas- the without a revision of the Neutral- ity Art. Since the subjugation of Denmark, terland has been generally recognised as an independent nation, The United States has taken active Interest in Iceland since the pecupa- tion of Denmark, and epened a von sulate at Reykjavik,

Icebergs

"I know," he said, "that you are often discussing politics, the war and the new things you see happening in the streets, Stop those altercations."

He directed the same warnings to Pupils at secondary schools, whom he promised "nore sports and garnes ! ant outlet for your energy."

Tighter Police Control

Eden Meets Catroux

Free French Forces CAIRO, Feb. 24 - (Reuter).--

The Germans are still not sathified As soon as he arrived here, Mr with the attitude of the Dutch police, Anthony Many Dutch Nazis have been drafted

into the police forces, and street pat- Foreign-

Eden, the -British Secretary, receiveri

The gulf stream, the extemity of

rols by Dutch Nazi blackshirts, are General Georges Catroux, leader which rim between Jectual and Europe, maintains a comparativelyllen attacked and beaten up during of the Free French in the Middle

hours darkcente

of darkness. moderate climate in Iceland and per- |

My German pelicensen and set- Enst, it is now revealed.

Mr Eden congratulated General

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mits navigation in adjacent waters, diets have been drowned in conuls,

The route between New York and and a large number of these are beCalroux on the part played by the Reykjavik i Selimes imribus due

Italians Egypt and. against the to icebergs, but the United States ved to have been pushed into the Free French forces in the defence of has a highly expetent ardent patrol alles of railing have been put up

water. In The Hague alone ten Abyssinia and on the notable con which forewarm ups of the presence along the canal banks.

tribution which French soldiers, derwater misers of jee,

Df

In

The Dutch police have been put sailors and airmen were making in the Akht against the Common enemy.

No odeiat acceptaner of the plageder the control of German security lus been indicated, but diplomatiei sources said it was being erosidered police, and streets are in future la be

as one of the possible means to aid Patrolled in pairs, one German and

une Dutch policeman.

Britain.

MAGIC FACTORY

AN aircraft factory which will be invisible at night because of camouflaged landscaping and light traps has been planned in the United States,

Mr Donald Douglas, president of the Douglas Aircraft Com- pany, has given details of the scheme, says a message from San Francisco.

power

Deaf Mutes Married

Ban on Tricolour

The Germans have prohibited the display of the Dutch tricolour at invetings or in processions, “because The Netherlands is too venerablej for such occasions,"

Bag

After a German sentry at Leyden

PRESS GANG

February 25, 1941. Ulary. Supreme Cours

LIBRARY STILL STANDS Bomb-scarrod and broken by Gor- man bombs, famed Inner Templo Library still stands in London. Many books of great valuo have been badly damaged but some are being saved.

CANADIANS TRAIN

WITH RAY GUN

A harmless ray gun which, military officials said, "shoots" with the accuracy and range of a medium machine-gun, is being used by the Canadian armoured corps in training at Camp Borden, Ontario.

By means of a light bulb, magnifying glass and lenses, the ray gun is "fired" in exactly the same way as an ordinary machine gun. It is equipped with a telescopic sight similar to that used on machine guns.

When used in mock battles IN SHANGHAI

the gun will cause "casualties" Chinese Kidnapped For by catching men in the flicker- Military Service ing light. Those "shot" by the CHUNGKING, Feb. 24 (Central gun will have no doubt that they had been fired upon, the chief of News).-A virtust reign of terror now are hit, officials said, 'because police Issued an order to all civilians prevails in the Yangtszepoo district in even at ranges up to 1,500 yards' found in possession of a firearm ist of the Japanese press in con- to surrender firearms, Anyone now Shanghai as a result of the activities in bright sunlight, the ray is

able to be shot immediately.

scripting Chinese residents for mill-nearly blinding in intensity at tary service, according to a Shanghai its centre. dispatch.

Dead Pilot In Nazi Fighter

New British

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Gluttons

A few feel on either side, within PEOPLE who eat more than many persons are reported to what would be the "benten zone" of the fixed number of dishes in Juve been kidnapped, most of the machine gun, reddish-yellow Chinese Inhabitants there are now light is plainly visible. confining themselves indoors and dare

A German fighter with a dead pilot not venture out, lest they be scen und

a

Movable Target

hotels and restaurants may be sent to gaol, it is reported from London.

Caterers who serve customers with too many dishes may alsoj be punished.

at the controls was encountered re-spirited away by the Japanese. It is fcently by an R.A.F. sergent pilot reported that among those already

The gun was conceived by Col. F.

This is understood to be a pro- conscripted by the Japanese are in- Worthington, Commander of the vision in the new food plan pre- It will cost £2,750,000 and some of over England.

First Canadian Armoured Brigade. the defence precautions hitherto un- The enemy Bghter, one of a num- cluded some Chinese in the emp and a test model was tried last May. pared by the Minister for Food

hindi ment of known to U.S. intlustry will be: sub-er of Messerschmitts which

the Shanghai Municipal Hurricane Police.

It has since been perfected by Muj. (Lord Woolton). terranean storage for planes and been intercepted by n fuck; an important

PA-Landrieat-gunnery-officer-st singled out by the ser- unft squadron,

Atrocity Story covering 200 acres; underground geant pilot, who was surprised to find!

ENSHIII, Feb, 23 (Central News), the Canadian Armoured Corps Train- shelter for 20,000 employees; and that his opponent took no evasive-A story alleging revelling and

ing Centre.

when buildings designed to withstand fire, action when attacked and began to beastly behaviour by

no real For gunnery practice party of target

available the gun is equip-! bomb and shell fragments as far as lose height in a gentle dive.

Japanese soldiers in a village in ped with an unpredictable moving possible,

Investigated

Central Hupeh, lust recieved here, target in the bull's eye of which is n

Greedy customers are liable to Deelding that the strange tactics has aroused the greatest Indignation photo-clectric cell which records the three months' gaol or a £100 fine, required further Investigation, the among the people.

number of shots hitting the bull's eye. or both, on summary conviction. sergeant pilot closed up and Ocw On January 30, according to report, The gun olso is equipped with an If they are found guilty of an in- alongside the Messerschmitt.

a party of some len Japanese cavalry-automatic shutter, like that on dictment the penalty may be slx "When I looked into the cockpit i men and about 50 Infantrymen raided camera, which allows "bullet rays" months' imprisonment or a fine of saw the German pliot crumpled up Changchinchang village near Tien- to flash from the barrel at the same £500, or both. TWO deal mutes were marri-said afterwards. "He was dead.”

and lying forwarded in his sent,” hemen. After plundering the shops, rate as real bullets are ejected from

they set on a wild rampage crimin- ed at Queen-street Registry am sure, but I decided to stay around ally assaulting many Chinese women

anutchine gun. Office in Melbourne recently. for a bit longer and see what happen- in the nearby villages.

The couple, Mr John O'Grady, ed. I kept alongside that German A

named Wu Chlang-kwan, peasant of Myrtleford, and Miss Ethel few round and round, but still the und ordered to carry the lost for

few A

inutes and then aged 70, was arrested by the Japanese Leber, of Richmond, took the gentle dive continued. Then the them. The old man indignantly de- marriage oaths in sign language Messerschmitt slowly turned, dropp-murred and came into a fistic night and lip articulation.

ed into a spin, and, still spinning, with his captors, and was instantly The caution under

killed. the marriage ermed to the ground." act was similarly administered, by

On the same day, another party of Japanese at Talhwangwan went to

on a similarly fout mission.

for quite

the aid at an interpreter, on whose DAMAGE REWARD Wangchlacheng village and embarked

hands the couple their eyes throughout the ceremony.

The couple are lucky, for the day suttered badly as a result of enemy

before they won £375.

GIANT BOMBER

New York, Feb. 24.

A giant Consolidated bomber, the first of 20 which Britain has order-

roof. the

· MENZIES SEES

CHURCHILL

VODKA CHIEF IS

SENTENCED

The new plan heavily restricts hotel and restaurants menus.

At present, restaurant ments must consist of only one main dish-either) fish or meat.

Meals in Restaurants

It is expected that the new "regú»| Four Soviet Industrial leaders have been sentenced to death on chargesations will forbid eggs, poultry, or of alleged "damage to the State" cheese an addition.

This means that if a customer amounting to £124,000. One of the condemned men was the head of the wart have ment or f

or cheese, he Kiev Slate Vodka factory, Galperin, can't fish.

Restaurants will thus have to serve who was described as the "leader of

Somewliere in London n'vchool has

action. There is no windows are all gone, the interior has been gutted by fire and the walls are very considerably marked, but not too: marked to obscure signs on two of LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter)-Mr | the remainder the standing walls,

R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime deaters. They read: "A reward of Five Minister, saw Mr Winston Churchill,

ed from that company, was deliver-Shillings will be paid to anybody the British Prime Minister, during el ta Canadian omeinin after giving information which will lead to the week-end and had a lengthy secret fight from New York-the convletion of persons damaging conversation on matters bearing on

United Press,

these premises."

Bombs From Former Crack German Liner

What was once Germany's crack ocean liner, the Imperator, is contributing material for the crushing of Nazilam. The Im perator became the Berengaria, and to-day the Berengaria is be ing scrapped to make munitions and provide steel for Britain's rapidly growing aeroplane production.

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his visit to Britain.

On Monday afternoon, he had a talk with the Dominions Secretary, Viscount Cranborne.

Attending War Cabinet LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter).—Mr R. G. Menzies, the Australian Prime Minister, will attend meetings of the War Cabinet during his visit to England, it was officially announced to-day.

Wing To Wing Fight Of Poles

King George's Inspection LONDON, Feb. 24 (Reuter)-King

a gang of bandits." It was alleged more soup, hors d'oeuvres, puddings, that he and his confederates stole and fruit. petrol and spirit from the factory by One lending West End hotel offers putting half-nlled bottles of factory in two-course dinner for 7/0 which produce on the market and selling consists of hors d'oevres or soup or to private illegal tegits, Osh as an entree, and then a

'roast, grill, or cold buffet.

Dancing And Darts Said Ruining Youth

BRITAIN'S "painted flappers and City boys with pointed shoes" are results of the Government's lack of a strong policy in dealing with the problems of adolescence.

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Joy Bait

volumicers who were

German and Russian youth have had imagination fired by their leaders, but the young people of Britain have been allowed to waste their time on dancing and darts.

Mr Stanley Nairn, Junior

'Mr Nairn was giving on introdye- Officer for boys under the new'

tory address to South-West Scottish Gone are the staterooms and went to work. For 15 months the

Government youth welfare trainees, "Varsity men and women, the cabins. You can now stand: Berengarin has steadily been employ- George, while making a tour of in-scheme, made these observations and teacher on narrow steel girders whiching 120 men, and many months will spection of R.A.F. nerodromes recent-In opening a conference of youth attending an intensive week-end con- once provided the main support yet have to pass before this potential

ly visited several Polish squadrons. leaders at Skelmorlie, Ayrshire.

His Majesty subsequently expressed for its decks and gaze a hun-source of munitions supply for Bri-his appreciation of the smartness and "The dull man of thirty you see dred feet down into the depths tain's war effort will have come on enthusiasm of the Polish airmen

In any tram has had his interest of its enormous engine rooms. an end.

The Polish Commander-in-Chier, in blunted with horas-racing, dos- reply, assured His Majesty that the racing and prize-fighting," gnid Mr The Imperator might still be sail-Pollalt airmen are proud to fight wing Nairn. Tho: experis calculate that D5 per} cent. of the ship's structure can be in the sens, or her structure might to wing with the R.A.F. and consider turned Into munitions of one sart be going to shape a new peaceful it a privilege to be serving at the same or another and there were 50,000 ocean liner; but Germany willed it time their own country and Britain as good stuff as one could find any-Imagination was fired by an idealist tons of it before the shipbreakers) otherwise,

In a common noble cause.

Yet Brilish youth, he believed, was

where in the world.

ference.

Io warned his audlenéo that dancing, darts, and billards used as bait to attract boys and girls were not enough unless they were clear that these were only a means to an end.

There could be no disciplined training, he declared, unless the

behind theso things.

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