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Solid Vote BRITAIN BELIEVED TO They Are Beating INVASION

In Favour

Of All-Out

BE PREPARING

U.S. Aid SURPRISE FOR

$7,000,000,000

Bill Passed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (UP) The House to-day over- whelmingly approved the seven billion dollar appropriation bill to finance President Roosevelt's all-out British nid programme.

The measure now goes to the Senate where the appropriations sub-committee will begin hear-

Dramatic Secret

Cyprus Meeting

Special to the "Telegraph”

ISTANBUL, MAR. 19 (UP).—THE TRIP ings to-morrow and the majority TO CYPRUS OF M. SHOKRU SARAJOGLU, THE leader, Senator Alben Barkley, hopes to start the debate early TURKISH FOREIGN MINISTER, WHO CON- next week, and then expects a FERRED WITH MR ANTHONY EDEN, HAS SET final vote after two or three days POLITICAL QUARTERS BUZZING WITH TALK discussion. No concerted fight is planned by the non-interven- ABOUT IMMINENT BRITISH ACTION WHICH MIGHT CATCH THE GERMANS UNAWARES mocrats beat down every attempt to JUST AS GENERAL WAVELL'S LIBYAN OFFEN- reduce the fund or curial is expenSIVE CAUGHT THE ITALIANS.

tonista.

A coalition of Republicans and De-

diture before I passed the House, A similar drive will be made in the Senate but the party leaders declare that it will fail.

The

roll call vote on the seven

billion dollar appropriation bill was

330 to 55.

The measure is designed to carry out the policy which Congress fixed; when it passed the Lend and Lease

Bill; therefore. It is another step in the transformation of the United States "into an arsenal of Deino- cracy."

Not Allowed To Enlist

H. K. Police Officers And British Army

A number of Hongkong police.

Observers believe that up to the time of the German entry into Bulgaria, both Greece and Turkey did not desire the presence of British troops, fearing that it would provoke Germany; now, however, Greece has decided to admit British troops and Turkey may do like-

Planes For

wise.

Neutral circles, when they had recovered from their initial! surprise over the well-kept secret

the opinion that Turkey can safely hope to remain faloof, while the British mayshai their forces in Greece against the German troops in Bulgaria. Forty From America Because of this the centre of: SHANGHAI, Mar. 19 (Ren-action has shifted to the eastern Mediterrancan _from______south. eastern Europe.

The Defence The Defence meeting of Eden and Sarnjoglu. Of China

A NAZIS

The Luftwaffe

To paraphrase Air Churchill'n famous words, here are some of few to whoni so' many owe so much. They are cheery, debon- air fighter plane pilots who go up la the day and at night to

Nazi beat off the

Luftwaffe. Their courage is high, their skill unequalled. Such men saved Britain last September, and are now assuredly driving the Ger mans out of the skies.

Chinese Women Police May Be

Used To Tackle Social Evil

The experiment of enlisting Chinese women police for the purpose of stamping out soliciting for prostitution in Hongkong, and then elimination of prostitutes may be altempted.

In his report-for-the-year, 1939, the Commissioner-of-Police-says-that-it-is-considered- that the time is now.ripe for such an experiment.

He declares that a grave pro- "United Press" after Mr Eden's visit ble raised by the large number Certain to Istanbul, that Turkey will take of poverty stricken refugees is

to delend her independence that of prostitution.

These circles recalled the enigmatic statement by highly authoritative Turkish political official to the

officers unsuccessfully applied ter)—FortyAmerican-planes for permission to join the regular have arrived in China from the fighting Forces whilst on leave United States, according to a in England, it was learned this Chinese press report. morning. All those who thus applied are now back in the Colony, and have resumed their/ which the Chinese' Government winch is menaced by German secupa. | limited areas of the Colony have i

police duties.

ST LAWRENCE PROJECT

A New Agreement

The consignment is stated to be part of the 100 aircraft for

asked the United States.

in.

It is reported here that over 300 Japanese troops were killed at Wu-

action

Meeting Satisfactory'

ling in Hupeh Province when Jagan-tive Brith quarters stated that the disease. ere planes mistakenly bombed their meeting between Mr Anthony Eden own troops.

and M. Surajoglu was highly satis

Former Shanghai. Commander Killed

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" TOKYO; Mar. 20 (Domel).

Colonel Enrico Andreint, Commander

of the Italian Savoy Grenadiers in LONDON, Mar. 19 (Router). Shanghai between 1937 and 1938, was -A new agreement between the killed in action in Albania during the United States and Canada to early stages of the Italian-Greek information conflict, according to

int

Factory. The conversations were exhaustive.

Eden und Sarajoglu arrived Cfast Tuesday by air from Ankara respectively. M.

fluential of the Turkish

Foreim Office also attended.

British quarters said the talks were collaboration which is now becoming

between common practice Turkish and British Governments."

"one more example of the Intimate

the

spread of opium and herein divans.

European Policeman Faces Two Charges

Peter Oliver Guild, a European Police Sergeant, attached to the Central Police Station, appeared before Mr II. G. Sheldon. KC, at Central Magistracy this morning on two summonses for driving a car in a dangerous manner on the wrong side of a bend in Repulse Bay Road about 6.15 p.m. on February 23, and with driving a car while under the influence of drink.

ATTEMPT IN MAY?

Japanese Officer's Prediction

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

TOKYO, March 20 (Domei). -Germany will attempt a land invasion of the British Isles some time in May, Major-General Seifuku Okamura, Military At- tache to the Japanese Embassy in Berlin, who arrived here on Wednesday afternoon, declared · In a Press interview.

"During the past year, Ger- many has been preparing all its resources for the sole purpose of invading the British Isles and it is only a matter of time now for Germany really to attempt a full · dress offensive," Major-General Okamura gaid.

The German people are determin- led to establish a new order in the

world and believe that their Ally Japan is in the same boat aiming at achfeving a similar purpose," adiled Major-General Okamura,

Indian Soldiers

Praised

NEW DELHI, Mar. 19 (Reuter),— An officer of the Indian Army, whe has just returned from the Middle Eastern theatre of war, said "that soldiers of all nationailties formed an

exceedingly high opinion of the Indian soldier.

Indian officers, such us

Baluchis, Mahrattus, Sikhs, Pathars and Madrasis, Including men from Dehradun, and the Viceroy's commis- sioned officers, all did exceedingly well and compared very favourably with those of other parts of the Empire.

LATEST

Government Wins Nightsoil Issue

When the Finance. Committee of this the Legislative Council met afternoon to consider once again the question of transferring the night- sail collecting system from private enterprise to the Government, the Unoticial Members, who had strenu ously

protested against the proposals; political situation and the gravity of intimated that in view of the existing the cholera epidemie, the time was

not propitious for making experf÷ ments which apparently 'did not commend themselves to the Urban Council.

In view of that the Unofficials had He pleaded not guilty and was | Det. Sergeant J. R. Sykes said that defended by Mr J. M. D'Aimada he was returning to Hongkong: from decided not to oppose the resolution. In consequence of this, the re Remedios. The prosecution was when, about quarter-of-a-mile after solution moved by the Hon.

Repulse Bay with Sergeant Himsley conducted by Traffic Sub-Inspec- passing the junction of Island Road L. Smith that the Chairman of the Korbe expenditure provided in the Council be authorised to in- line their car was obstructed by

Ahead he saw Estimates for 1941-42 In respect of about eight ears.

of

for F. J. Clarke.

cur

of the

upproved. Unofficials

This in the price of firewoud found that two cars had collided was glass on the road and Defen-stained from voting.

Shanghai Gas Co.'s

tion of Rumania and Bulgarls when, become by night the haunt of a In addition, the United States is ro- [ In co-operation' with Britain, she con Chief Inspector W. R. Chester-ported to have agreed to self four make the most effective use of the large number of prostitutes. Woods told the Telegraph" that Flying Fortresses to China and the special character of her army and Soliciting for prostitution has members of the Police Force were | Chungking Government hopes to re-geographical position.

become a serious social evil, and subject to the same general ruling | orgattise its air force with American

the number and poverty of the regarding enlistment in the armed Forces as that applying to all British

women concerned have contri- abjeels in the East, and permission

CAIRO, Mar, 19 (UP),~Authorita-buted to the spreading of veneral to enlist has not been granted to any Hongkong police officer.

This problem formed the subject of an Inquiry by a Committee appointed for the purpose by 11.E. the Governor. Dope Divans Increase Another evli effect of overcrowding, poverty and unemployment is the Frequent raids are conducted on such licit divans by both Police und Re- venue othe

officers.

During 1939 there Sergeant G. Fryer said that about the lights of a ear diagonally across were 2.984 casce for offences against 7 p.m. on the day in question he re- the road. They went up and found salaries and rent allowances of 2,000

Dangerous Drugs ucived a message from No. 9 Police Defendant's car tying across the left nightsuil coolies, was the Opium and Urdinances,

as compared with 2,081 Station of an accident in Repulse Bay centre of the road near a bend. There though some

Road and went to investigate. He aves in 1930.

one

dant's car was damaged. and the presence here of large num-

of the

them being Defendant's car. The

He spoke to Defendant who other driver told witness bers of poverty stricken and unem- other ployed refugeer has caused an in-Defendant appeared to be under the peared to be under the influence of

the drink. excuse in the number of foresty influence of drink. Defendant's car,

Sub.-Inspector Churke: Whol gave)

Shanghai, Mar. 20 (Reuter) There were 2:393 coses for which was descending, was fairly ruch effences as compared with 2,248 badly damaged, the near-side front you that impression? ses in 1936. A large number of wing and off-side rear wing being to recognise, me and smelled

Sergeant Sykes: He did not seen Company, the Shanghai Gas Com- Following the example of the Power have been made by police and buckled. One tyre was punctured liquor. Later when I asked him if forestry offeers, but the position is There were no marks on the road in he had struck another car, he said still serious..

dicating an accident except broken No. Crimes of Violence

glass scattered at the bend.

Slight Stagger Disturbed condiilons in China gen- Luder that evening, about 10 p.m. Continuing, Sergeant Sykes said rally, and in the Kwangtung Pro-witness saw Defendant at the Centrul that they took vince especially, caused a great influx Police Station, fast asleep in his Hongkong. Defendant walked of refugees into Itongkong, with the quarters at the Central Police Station, TURN to Back Page, Column 3 result that there was an increase in fe woke him and took him to the number of crimes of violence, hospital. The Defendant appeared to There were 270 outrages us compared have been drinking and was rather The second agreement deals with with 139 in 1938 and some of the drowsy. He did not give witness any

the British Empire and the Freetioned above. There were 115 charge

Mr Hemedios: Did you ask him French Empire. It re-establishes the enses and these results may be con- about the accident?, pre-armistice parity between

the sidered spiisfaciorries North

Sergeant Fryer: 1 explained the pound and the franc at 178.625.

The New

and rensun why he had to go to hospital Colonial watera naturally suffered but did not ask him about the ac most from disturbed conditions over eldent. the border and in neighbouring

If you had asked him, he might

begin work now on the big St reaching: Italian circles in Tokyo, Lawrence navigation and power project is announced in Washing-

ton and Ottawa to-day.

It will be presented to Congress and the Canadian Parliament simul→ taneously on Friday.

Japanese Birth Rate In Shanghai

SHANGHAI, Mar. 20 (UP).-The

The immediate objectives are to Japanese newspaper "Mainichi" to-; increase the production of the Inter, day revealed that 244 Japanese national Rapids scetion of the river babies were born in Shangluri during and provide un oullet for ship-February representing an increase of building facilities in the Great Lakes 40 per cent over February 1940.

Boys numbered 143 and girls 101.

.area.

Yugo-Slavia Tries

To Make

FINANCING FREE FRENCH

-British Credits LONDON, Mar. 19 (Reuter), The British Government has formally agreed to provide cre- French war effort. dila for financing the Free

This is one of two agreements Just reached between the British Govern- ment and General de Gaulle.

offences.

that the

Make foreign exchange questions between more glaring cases have been men- explanation of what had occurred.'

The Best Of Bad Situation

Special to the "Telegraph”

BELGRADE, Mar. 19 (UP).--Yugo-Slavia, which according to the most reliable sources has agreed to sign a special form of tri-power pact, made the best bld of the situation according to neutral observers.

to harmonise with the policy.

Colonial Arrangement

Doctor's Evidence

Each colony can freely dispose of: foreign exchange, the proceeds of waters, Hongkong and Kowloon also have explained?--I did not usk him.

show an inercase in outrages, while exports and gold' production, under:

Territories Soull remained Petty thieving

Axia the control of the Council of Defence / the Newsed lightly, Mary Hespitz), said that he examined |

Surrounded on three`sides,

Agreement Reached? soon perhaps on four, by the OPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

BUDAPEST, Mar. 19 (UP)Ger- Axis, Yugo-Slavin is wishing to keep the ravages of war from an information from Belgrade says that Yugo-Stavia and Germany have her land, and, having a ringside reached an agreement on all points, scat on other recent events in and that Yugo-Slavia will sign the the Balkan countries, was obliged eldent with Mr Matsuches visit to

Art-Power grcoment March 26, coin to modify her armed neutrality Berlin.

of the French Empire, which will be comparatively

In a position, if necessary, to use the

The surplus exchange resources of one

total

Dr Kwan Slu-yee, of the Queen

-

of

Defendant buck to

un-

Petition

pany has petitioned the Municipal Conell to consider measures for the curtallment of gas consumption,

See Back Page For Further Lato News.

America to Supply Britain

With Small Naval Craft

WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (UP).—The Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, said to-day that the initial help to Britain will be directed at supplying them with small fast craft capable of Channel work,

Want Use of Navy Yards WASHINGTON, Mar. 19 (Router), -Britain has asked for the use of

He revealed that Britain had

colony to meet the deflelt of another. .458 number of larcenles was Defendant about 11. p.m. that day, requested under the Lend and United States navy yards.

from

whole.

press.

ns compared with 9,411 in 1938, Ilis breath smelled of alcohol, Lease Bill to repair some British This information was alven to-day or for the Free French forces as a Of these cases 2,055 were larceny face was flushed and his pulse wanavat craft in United States by the Secretary of the Navy, Calonel

the person, and for this offence 100 rule, but Defendant hrd From Pondicherry

there were 1,420 charge cases, Very no tremorin nefence, and shipyards. He indicated that Frank Knox, in a statement to the many of these offences were due to was able to carry out prescribed co-destroyers were not included in The United States Navy had some ordination tests in the normal time the initial plans and that no ves--he added, but no action had yet been PONDICHERRY, Mar. 10 (Reuter) poverty,

facilities which the British might use, Frenchs Indio left last list to join stolen during the year 1939

The Best batch of volunteers from The estimated-value-of-property Another test showed that Defendant

Was had been drinking but did not reveal sels of any kind have yet been taken in connection with the TURN to Page 5. Column Four whether in a large or small quantity.| transferred.

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the Free French forces,