1941-04-29 — Page 13

Keynes To Visit U. S.

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LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter).-The famous British economist, Mr. J. M. Keynes, member of the Econcaste briet Advisory Counell, is making a visit to Washington at the request of the Chancellor of the Exchequer to confer with the United States Ad- ministration and the British Supply

on the operation of the Lease and Lend Act and other related matters.

The mume of Keynes has been much before the British public sluce the sutbreak of war in connection with lus plan for compulsory savings alin- ed at curtailing private expenditure. The general iea of this plan was bortowed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in

In the new budget which provides for crediting to tax-payers a portion their income tax for use by thems

after the way.

Mr Keynes was a civil servant for buck #l the 13 years and is now

Treasury. He drafted mine intricate agreements for Inter-Allied Loans in the last war and was the Treasury's prinelpat adviser at the Peace Con ference.

STOCK EXCHANGE Prices Firmly Held `LONDON, Apr. 20 (leuter).—On the Stock Exchange to-day, the mar ket was firmly held, heartened by the Premier's speech, but business was very quiet and was largely con- aned

to Kilt-edged securitics

"which were unchanged on the day.

Among the industriala, Cable and Wireless were strong, while netora and some steel were slightly higher. Oils were quiet, Attock and Anglo- Iranian being lower. Kars were idle,

"In the foreign market, Egyptian hands were united and firm. Wall Street was hesitant.

Sikorski's Appeals

To U.S. Poles

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

April 29, 1941.

TUBES FOR ACTION—Giant triple torpedo tubes swing outward and are ready for action from the side of a British warship in the Mediterrangan. Units of the British Navy are shown in the

distance.

Model Refugee Settlement Makes Good Progress In First Year

A model settlement project for European refugees in the Dominican Repub-

lic has grown in a year into a thriving colony of several hundred persons.

This was disclosed by officials of the Intergovernmental Committee on Refugees, which announced in Washington that representatives of the 32 nations having members on the Com- mittee will visit the Colony to see what progress has been made.

The experiment which may form a pattern for large-sente

NEW YORK, Apr. 28 (Reuter).resettlement of European refugees in the New World already The visit of General Sikorski, the Polish Prime Minister A Com- inander-in-Chief, to America has contributed in the highest degree to stimulating the war effort of 5,000,000 Poles, declare Polish circles.

has opened up a bright future to the many colonists transplant- ed there, officials said.

His appeals to the Poles of America to help the British and Allied cause ave leen heard by large enthusiastic audiences in New York, Chlengo. Detroit an Butalo.

ROOSEVELT NOW IN CHUNGKING

Captain James Roosevelt, Marine

Thoinas, should be in Chungking now,

But two-thirds of the colonists are men-most of them in their early twenties and they need feminine help and companion- ship, officials explained.

Want Women Pioneeri

So the representatives In Europe who has un the qualifications of thei prospective colonists, are looking for some hardy young wonen to become: pioneers,

Children To Holiday On Farms

Nazis Said

Using

New Mine

Libyara Riprente Court,

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Greek Premier On

Last Strongholds

CANEA, Crete, Apr. 28 (Reu. ter)-"Destiny has chosen two islands as the last but worthy rampart of the free peoples of Europe-the great island of Britain and this Greek island," declared Dr Emmanuel Tsou- deros, the Greek Prime Minister,' ti a speech here to-day.

"The people of these islands are fighting the supreme battle of liberty. A black flood has swept over Europe. Humanity has known in the past similar. the barbaric Invasions but civilisation of. free men always prevailed.

"A moving spectacle of resistance to the angressors has been presented by even small islands like Lemnos and Samothrace, and the splendid example set by the Greek people as a whole in fighting six months against an empire.

"We have come to this land of liberty and ecurage in order that we should not allow ourselves to be enslaved and to continue the night." Australian Donation SYDNEY, Apr. 28 (Reuter), Presenting the Consul General for! Greece, M. Vrisakis, with a cheque for £50,000, proceeds of the Greek Day appeal, the Premier of New South Wales. Mr Alexander Moir, said that no one in his right senses would have doubled that the Empire would ald Greece,

Expressing gratitude that Australia was giving all possible support to Greece, Mr Vrisakis said that the Anzacs fought with undaunted courage beside the valiant Greek nry. The mutual sacrifice would not be in vain.

Australian Political Views

Labour Leader SYDNEY, Apr. 28 (Reuter). -Mr D. 0. Watkins, Member of the House of Representatives Newcastle, New South

The Germans have developed for

a new type of mine, exploded by Wales, one of the strongest

the vibrations, of a ship's pro-Labour constituencies, declared

Children are to jain conscienpeller, the first officer of a freigh-to-day that Labour should either The Dominican project was started tious objectors, aliens and couter told reporters when he by the intergovernmental Committee

year ago with the organisation of Script labour in work on the arrived at an eastern Canadian attempt to govern or enter the the Domintean Republic Settlement farms in Britain.

| port. to receive

100,000

the

Agreed

The As!

National Government.

lie is the first Labour member lo express publicly views which are members.

Corps, and his companion Major Association after refugees and was at short notice-if necessary for brought into úst after the Bri-held privately by many other Labour

They left early this morning for the capital of Free China after a quiet day in which they were received by H. E. the Governor, Sir Geoffry Northcote, and were entertained to luncheon at the American Club.

Hitler Gets Down To Colonies

LONDON, Apr. 28 (Reuter) Pre- parations are being made to form a German Colonial Ministry. said a Wilhelmstrasse spokesinan to-day, The spokesman added that Germany regarded her colonial claims irrevo- cable.

Greek Assets Frozen

WASHINGTON, Apr. 28 (Router). -President Roosevelt to-day ordered the Immediate freezing of Greek credits and cash in the United States.

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SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 28 (UP)—

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He said the new mine was School holidays are to be fixed those periods when the need for tish began using the de Gausse Nullifier, which destroyed the of the Dominican seasonal agriculture is greatest effectiveness of the magnetic Republic, personally contributed as it is stated-for the Governmine. estate of 20.000 acres will buildings ment considers it essential that and equipment at Sosua for the the fullest use should be made he predicted. Colony. There the colonists are trained in of the assistance which can be

and other given by older children. agriculture, handicraft _work,_and_given_a_start in their new pursuits. So far they have convert- ed 3.000

3,000 arres into farming laul and agricultural workers has now been On one occasion, he said, he was The Australian Minister, Mr Richard

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from

various Europeanter of Agriculture, told Essex farmers fires when a third plane approach-Hull, Secretary of State, of the unity countries, they are taught Spanish at Chelmsford recently,

ed. Of much the same shape, it had of Australia and Britain regarding and otherwise prepared for Domini-

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British Aghter.

Politics has little place in the

The hvad plan of recruitment for

Women Too

The British, will solve this too," The officer also claimed the Nazis were camouflaging some of their planes to resemble British Spitfires. Ruse Discovered-

Watch Against Agitators

The British pilots discovered the It was not intended to take all the ruse and shat the intruder down Colony, officials sald. Examinersen needed from any one age group, within 100 yards of his ship, he said.

are careful to keep out potential wanted this year, and the Govern political agitators.

he stated. More farm. fabour was

The settlers have "already built and i ment was trying to devise means to

have

Inid

cleared 10 miles of road and have meet the demand. Already several used in connection with buildings for thousands of conscientious objectors new arrivals, 500 gallons of paint, and quite a few aliens were being more than 4,000 pounds of nails, and employed.

120,000

feet of metal square

'We must look to women to make roofing. The settlers get their own up deficiencles," he added. homesteads with about 25 to 30 acres of land after some knowledge tropical agriculture

Another Tract Donated

of

The Generalissimo has just donated 50,000 more aeres for the settlement

of refugees. The land is adjacent to the 20,000-acre estate at Sosua

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WASHINGTON, Apr. 28 (Reuter),

Topsy-Turvy Towns

American Examples Memphis (Tennessee) and Flanagan (Illinois) have tied for the title of topsy-turvy town, says Associated Press from New

York.

Memphis City Council, in an outburst of absent-mindedness, last winter routed a bus line over a non-existent street, forbade the sounding of car horns.

Then they discovered there were Dr Quo Tal-chi, who received an already laws requiring the blowing Hongkong Stock Exchange Official ovation, with Dr Hu Shih, from a of horns in certain situations. Motor- Summary issued yesterday:

into their large Washington audience on Sun-isis took matters day night, starts a busy programme hands. One used a whistle for a on Tuesday which will bring him in signal and another navigated traffle contact with many Important Con-langing a cowbell. gressional and

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Lands $33

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Electrics "Ris", $14.50 Comments $15

Salca H.K. Banks $1,325 Trama $16.00

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Mr Casey discussed many matters with Mr Hull and said the latter in- dicated there we some "interesting long range views"

on the the Far

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Ogpu Chief's

New Post

Laurenti Beria, hitherto chief of the Ogpu since 1939, has been given a new post, that of General Commissar for State Security, a Moscow message states. This is a new department in the Soviet Government.

When Berla was made Commissar for Internal Affairs, and thus became chlef of the Ogpu, `particularly strong measures and persecution of all those elements which were consider- ed pro-German was expected and foreshadowed.

.His appointment followed the "purge of Marshal Tukhachevsk, and those who were accused of having

On Tuesday he will see Mr Cordell In Flanagan citizens voted for thead dealings with Germany, Hull, Secretary of State, then Pre- sident Roosevelt and later Mr Henry building of a new high school and

Embassy

of land. Duthorised the purchase Wallace, the Vice-President. On Tuesday night, the

But when it came to voting the will be the scene of a dinner at which money for the whole project they Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of polled a resounding "No."

In the "topsy-turvy" Secretary for War, and Senator There everybody was

so forgetful Allen Barkicy, the Majority Leader, about city election day that the will be present.

liquor stores inadvertently stayed open nearly all day against the law before anybody noticed it.

the Treasury, Mr Henry L. Stimson, ship was Atlanta (Georgia.)

Embassy Reception

Rio Grande Salt Deposits

On Wednesday, Dr Quo will call on Mr Morgenthau and Mr Jesse Jones, the Federal Loan Administrator, and in the afternoon he will be the guest A British ennnon ball which lodged of honour of a big reception in the in the wall of Tennent Church, New Embassy gardens, to be attended by Jersey, during the Battle of Mon- representatives of the official, diple tributaries deposits five tons of salt mouth Court House between the washington.

social and press sections in

be sent to Mr Churchill,

The Rio Grande through its several Into the Gulf of Mexico every minute,

In a single day the river deposits

Americans under Gen. Washington

nd the British commanded by Sir On Thursday, Dr Quo will be the according to a survey by engineers Henry Clinton on June 20, 1778, is to Abassador, at lunch. On Friday he mission.

of Lord Hallfax, the British of the International Boundary Com- Its present owner, Mr. Hamilton will lunch with Mr Cordell Hull and Cochrane, in making the gift, writes: on the same evening will meet,

the equivalent of 1,420 five-ton truck feel It should now be returned to dinner at the Chinese Embassy, Mr loads of salt into the gulf, the survey

found, its original ownern for the purpose Jesse Jones, Judge Felix Frankfurter of adding one more shot in the heroic and Mr Sol Bloom, Chairman of the Largest single contributor of salt fight Britain is making for the main-House of Representatives Committee to the Rio Grande is the Pecos River tenance of freedom and demoemcy of Foreign Relationshore of West Texas.

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for After a prolonged trial murder, he was in 1020 with two others sentenced to five years' im- prisonment for killing without pre- meditation, but was shortly after- wards released,

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