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seize our cargo ships, it would be necessary, in order to put an end to this, to have our ships escorted by warships."
Protest To S. Africa
The French Government is under stood to have protested to the South African Government against the alleged stopping south of Cape Town, of the French cargo ship the Ville de Mujunga by a British cruiser, reports the official French news agency to- night.
The protest is stated to say that such actions far from the theatre of operations are unjustified and can have no effect on the result of the
war.
The French ship was on her way from Dakar to Madagascar. She is stated to be fourteenth ship seized by the British Navy since the beginning of the year and the 108th since the Armistice.
U.S. Steamer Arrives
VICHY, Mar. 10 (Reuter)The arrival at Marseilles of the United States steamer Cold Harbour, carry. cargo of food and other ing a necessities for French children and Invalids, was announced to-day by Admiral William Leahy, the United States Ambassador.
He
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IN AID
OF RELIEF Plays To Be Given At University
March 11, 1941.
COMMUNISTS
Dies Wants Action QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
From President
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPHI WASHINGTON, Mar 10 (UP). Representative Martin Dies to-day urged President Roosevelt to take the initiative in a nation wide drive to eliminate Communista and Nazis from Government service and Union leadership. Dies declared if he folled get action he would intro- duce legislation for that purpose,
Mr Dies sald that his proposed netion is necessary.
"save the national defence programme from
and
avold the mistako
sabotage
to
which led to the downfall of France and other Democracies"
that there
WOS E
Meanwhile, the House Judiciary Committee started hearings on pro- posed legislation to deal with the strike situation in the defence indus-
and
Mr William Bullitt, try
heard the ex-Ambassador to France, testify striking analogy between the present attitude of the United States and the attitude that destroyed France. He tesüfied that "France had a wonderful war pro- duction programme arranged for 1042-but France was destroyed in 1940,"
R.A.F. FIGHTERS CROSS CHANNEL
that
the alcamer added
three Exmouth was expected in weeks will a similar cargo. U.S. Intercession
LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter) — WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (Reuter).
The Arts Association of Hongkong Three offensive sweeps were made -It is regarded here as likely that ihe United States will intercede in University will present two plays in by aircraft of the Fighter Command over the English Channel and the blockade dispute between Britain the University. Great Hall on Satur-
day, March 25, under the distinguish-occupied France this afternoon, says and the Vichy Government, which
Ian Air Ministry communique. Con- is evidently viewed gravely here. ed patronage of His Excellency the
alderable anti-aircraft fire was en- How far the United States Gov-Governor, Lieut-General E, F. Norton ernment is prepared to go in secking The two plays are Bernard Shaw's countered and one British fighter is
missing a "Androcles and the Lion" and ព concessions from the British
Chinese play in English entitled "The matter for conjecture.
Horsedealer's Story" "MURDER OVER NEW YORK"
SIDNEY TOLER as "Charlie Chan"
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President Roosevelt himself, it will be recalled, was responsible for ob- taining Britain's consent to despatch milk, clothing and medicines to Un- occupied France.
A spectal performance for schools will be given on Friday, March 21, ut p.m. The proceeds from both performances will be given to the Chinese Medical Relief
The "Horsedealer's tells of returning a horsedealer, who, on from a business trip to Szechuan, finds both his children inissing. H
the wife, who is not the mother of children, and who has sold them into
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Britain Explains LONDON, Mar. 10 (Reuter),—A spokesman of the Ministry of Econo- mic Wartare sald, "We in this coun- try continue to hope that France will show understanding of our blockade helping unoccupied France without helping Germany, British Gov- ernment would be prepared to con- sider them but so far no such pro- posals have been put forward. must be remembered that the French Government has accepted the prin- ciple of economic collaboration with Germany.
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"Admiral Darian may be respon- sible for feelings 10,100,000 people in France. Britain, however, is fighting to free not only 40,000,000 in Frunce but many times that number of en- slaved people in Europe. The Ger mans may have released 2,000,000 quintals of wheat for France but this scarcely reflects on their generosity since they are only returning a frac- tion of the wheat they have looted from France in the last ten months."
BRITISH NAVY'S GRIM BATTLE
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night warfare with the fullest (D- operation of the H.A.F.
The number of submasines the Germans will use is estimated at be- tween 100 and 150, but not all could be at sen simultaneously,
No single factor which can help in the defeat of enemy plans is being neglected. The best selentifle brains are working on improved means of U-boat detection, protection against aircraft, etc., while the question of providing more convoys is receiving more attention.
Y'S MEN'S MEETING
Professor Brownell, Professor of History at Lingnan University, will speak on "What Germany Forgot" at the timin meeting of the Hongkong Y's Men's Club at St Francis Hotel on Thursday.
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of fever. Unconvinced, the horse- dealer so tortures a servant-girl that she commits suicide, whereupon the wife, who has a secret lover, bribes the magistrale to convlet her husband on a charge of criminal assault. The horsedealer languishes
until a new prison for many
years magistrate is appointed,
begins. In At this point the play begins h clience so common in Chinese plays, the horsedealer's daughter has be come the wife of the new magistrate and his son is the Judge on Circuit. The evil are punished, the good re- warded, and all live happily ever
after.
There was no opposition by enemy aircraft, the communique adds.
There was n brief alert to-night, but, no air raid incidents were re- ported. Enemy netivity during the daytime has been mainly over the Chunnel and south-eastern England. There was little damage and 110 casualties reported,
Theft From Matshed
Wong Fuk, 22, unemployed, was ordered to be expelled from Hong- kong by Mr S. F. Dalfour at the District Office, South, this morning for breaking into and entering the a bathing shed at the 101⁄2 mile beach and stealing four rattan chairs, n ratian table and two deck chair frames.
Tsong Chol, 38, caretaker, was cited as the Complainant.
it was said that yesterday the De- fendant was seen carrying the ar- ticles mentioned in the charge and it was subsequently discovered by the Police that it had been stolen. Defendant has been in Hongkong for a year and was formerly a vegetable
Early Christian Basis "Androcles and the Lion" is based | gardener. on the well-known story of an early Christian, Androcles, having his
kindness to a wounded lion rewarded Million U. S. Soldiers
SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH** WASHINGTON, Mar. 10 (UP).
The United States Army passed the! million mark to-day for the first time since the World War. It is officially stated that the strength Is now 1,035,000 men.
by being joyfully recognised by the same lion in the Itoman areno. On this slender basis, Show has con- structed an excellent two-act drama dealing with war and Ch
Christianity. Ferrovius, the warrior converted to
Gospel of The
of non-resistance, is the main figure of interest. Throughout the play, he is torn between his new-
allegiance to Jesus found instinctive love for Mars. In the end abandens Christlänity Tha he Christian God is not yet. He will to come when Mary and I are dust;
but meanwhile I must serve the gods that are, not the God that will
be"
and his
FIRST AID LESSONS
A course of instruction in First Aid the Injured" will be given by Dr
South China Morning Post, Ltd, E. Dovey in the Board Room of the Wyndham Street (by courtesy of the as under:
"There are those who will disagreeme
with such an outlook, But Shaw writes not to enlist disciples but to provoke thought. And, however much one may find oneself in confilet with Shaw, there is never any denying his Irrepressible humour and his fine sense of the theatre. These qualities are very much in evidence "Androcles and the Lion."
The
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Friday, March, 21, Practical,
the The above course is open to
general public, and is specially recom mended to anyone desiring to join the Si John Ambulance Brigade as a re- inguine member or as a member of the A.R.P. Auxiliary Reserve of the
two plays represent two Brigade. different schools of
drama. The former belongs to the modern, Western, realistic mode, while the other is in the conventional tradition of the Chinese theatre. Seeing both dramatic forms on the same evening ought to supply data for some in- teresting conclusions.
Bookings for the plays are now open at the King's Theatre-Con- tributed.
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Alfonso Returns
To Spain BERLIN, Mar, 10 (Reuter)The body of the Inte King Alfonso has been taken across the French frontier into Spain, states n telegram to the official newsagency.
The body will be inld to rest in the Royal Vault at the Escorial to the next few days.
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