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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

May

1941.

M.P.'s Plan Helpful Debate

On War Situation

(BY "REUTER'8" PARÈIAMENTARY

CORRESPONDENT)

LONDON, Apr. 30-The two-day debate on the war situation is likely to be devoted far more to the urgent question of increasing the war effort ut home than to any post mortem on the Government's decision

to help

Greece.

The Prime Minister's broadcast on Sunday had a good effect on public opinion and this has been reflected in the attitude of those who last week were critical of

of Governinents' action.

Attention is being directed to the home front and its defects. The Minister of Supply to-day

Covera satisfactory answer regarding the production of heavy tanks, but this is only one item in many that are re- quired to wage a successful War against the armoured might of the enciny.

Question of Labour

There is also the question of labour, Critics claim that Hitle has been done with the compulsory powers which the Minister of Labour, Mr. Ernest Bevin, announced some time ago. members urge more drastic action regarding mobilisation of In- dustry and labour for the war effort.

Soine

Some responsible people are urging radical change in the governmen! anchinery which, they feel, a not beat Atled to get the maximum war effort. They suggest a reorganisation to ensure effective compliance with decisions of the executive.

Sparing No Effort Members want the war effort ex- tended in the greatest possible way and will spare no effort to achieve this, knowing that they have the whole-hearted support of the country Closer co-operation with the lead- ing Empire statesmen will certainly he urgent though it is realised that such a direct co-operation in London is not as easy as in the Inst war owing to the more exacting call on their own Ministers by all the Dominions.

No Industrial Unrest In Australia

AT

QUICK TRAVEL-Napoleon's armios had to walk.

Norwadays, armies oven ride in buses.

These are British troops rushing to cover after travelling in comfort to a western command area.

Former Gangland Big Shot Free

Al Capone To Face Income Tax Claim

Star Cast

As Soldier

Harassing

Invaders

Situation In Egypt

CAIRO, Apr. 30 (Router).— Genuine Axis troops on Egyptian soll atill

halted around Sollum are con-

tinually harassed by British PANAMA

armed patrols, and concentra- tions along the coast'rond are shelled by the Navy.

The Aun daily rises higher, the desert sands get hotter, Bundstorms make it difficult to keep the engines cool and in any case the air is too hol to cool the radiators. These factors are creating difficulties for the Ger- mans, particularly unaccustomed to desert warfare,

ed:

WAR FRONTS COMMUNIQUE

CAIRO, Apr. 30 (Reuter), -- A | British G.II.Q. commiiinlytie announc.

"Greece: The withdrawal of our troops is continuing satisfactorily.

"Libya and Tobruk: No change in the situation.

"Sollum: Patrol activities are con- tinuing.

"Abyssinia: Units of the Sudan Defence

Force captured Sokota on Sunday last, inflicing many casual- tles on the enemy. A further 615 prisoners were taken, of whom 400 Colonial troops immediately volun. tecred to enter the Emperor's service. "In all other areas of activities, our own troops and patrfol forces con- James Stewart, G$3,000 a tinue to clear the country of isolated

detachments."

For Year

A BIG, swarthy man, whose face is the colour of tallow,week movie actor, who recently has been taking a daily stroll along the Miami front during the past few months. Strollers, shoppers, and idlers watch his pro- gress, and there is invariably a policeman or plain-clothes man walking in the same direction.

won the Academy Award for the best acting in 1940, was inducted into the United States Army recently. As Private Stewart

The man never takes the slightest notice of the sensation his.he is being paid G$21 a month. morning walk causes. Once or twice a week he drops into a cafc or drug store, orders grape juice or lemonade, drinks it without

word, and continues his stroll.

The stroller is _Al Capone, once boss of the United States underworld, Public Enemy No. 1, leader of a gang that sent hun- dreda to violent deaths, and biggest United States bootlegger of Prohibition days,

To-day Capone is as harmless |

Capone

There is this difference, toes in daily fear of his life from assassin gunmen hired by past rivals

as a suburban clerk, and far less respected. He is able to com- mand a mere handful of dollars compared with the millions he MELBOURNE, Apr. 30 (Reuter)—once juggled with. There is no industrial unrest in Aus- tralia, according to a cable from the Australian Trades Union Counell to Sir Walter Citrine, General Secretary of the British Trades Union Counell.

The cabic

assures British Trade Unionists that reports suggestinit that there are: serious Indus- trial disturbances arc untrue

and libel

on Australian workers who are determined to destroy the forces of oppression.

The message supports the earlier statement by Mr Holt, the Minister of Labour

our and National Service, who cabled to Mr R. G. Menzies, Dhe Aus- tralian Prime Minister, in London describing as "alterly false enemy propaganda alleging industrial unrest in Australlo.

Another Shanghai Killing

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" “SILANGHAI,—Apr,30—(UP)—A gunman to-night shot and killed Mr Chu Tsu-tung, General Manager of the American registered "Hwa Mei Wan Pao" or "China Dally American News" while he was walking along Peking Road, one bullet entering his chest and the other his head. The gunman escaped.

hence police protection and he Inces a strenuous court battle with the United States Federal authorities.

Owes £40,000 Tax --

Birmingham Air Raids

Led By 'Spy'

He thought he was through with picture-taking for the year, but the Army has decided it wanted to make 4 shining example of him.

Major Arthur Davidson arranged a photographic and newsreel reception

for the soldier film star nt his Induc- tion ceremony,

Act.

R.A.F. RANGES MIDDLE EAST

CAIRO, Apr. 30 (Reuter).—The R.A.F. has carried out constunt con- voy patrols over certain areas of the Mediterranean, it is officially an- nounced.

Enemy aircraft attacks were re-

repulsed.

Concentrations of enemy planes at were heavily ralded by the RAF. Derna and aerodromes in Cirenaicu

on

Monday night. Many bombs burst among the dispersed aircraft. Under the Conscription

This action follows the strating by Stewart will serve in the Army for daylight of concentrations of Junkers a year.

Expert Flier

troop-carrying

nirerait at Benina aerodrome, where 110 lined up on Monday.

Stewart an expert fler, 6ft 2in. in height, was found underweight when Army doctors examined him in the first draft last October. He took holiday from Hollywood, nte fattening foods, and passed the doctors a few days ago.

He won the film Academy award down by anti-aircraft guns

Benghazi harbour was also raided and there were many explosions.

HANS CAESER was tall, for best male acting In 1940 in

This ex-big shot owes the blond and handsome. A typical "Philadelphia Story," United States £40,000 in Income German, he went to England: tax. Last time the case WES Up

his lawyer said it was absolutely nearly ten years ago to take up Impossible for Capone to pay, and business in Birmingham as a

a stay of judgment was granted, dealer in precious stones. But in a few days Capone will

either have to

to find

the money or

R.A.F. fighters continued to haruss the enemy by tow-level machine-gun

attacks.

Three enemy aircraft were shot over Tobruk during the last two anys.

U.S. Brain SEEKS NATIONAL

He brought with him many Trusters' In

bo back. to the prison hospital he introductions to people in Bir- left almost a year ago.

mingham, for his uncle had lived

His lawyers are bually preparing in the city before 1914. But his defence, but it is known that they haven't been able to find money to Hans had little need for intro-) meet the tax. Before he goes to bed ductions, at nine sharp, Capone confers with them to find a way out.

takes

his

For the rest, Capone stroil, drives his modest car, plays a little golf, and lies in the sun at his Pair Istand estate in Miami.

Luxurious Car

Britain

Mr Benjamin Victor Cohen, legal adviser on the New Deal ile was likeable and easily made in President Roosevelt's former friends, and soon his luxurious car "brain trust," is in London as was a familiar sight in Birmingham's legal counsellor to Mr John Gil- He included among his acquaint bert Winant, U.S. Ambassador inces many people in induential to Britain.

streets.

Home Mortgaged The house is luxurious, and has a positions. swimming pool, but there is no liquor in if and no guns.

GOVERNMENT

MELBOURNE, Apr, 30 (Reuter).— A move for a National Government was taken to-day when Mr A. W. Fadden, the Australian Acting Prime Minister, decided to confer with the Labour Leader, Mr Jonn Curtin, and make a formal offer to the Labour Party of portfolios in a National Ministry.

Labour Party caucus has considered No reply is expected before the the proposal.

IMPERIAL WAR CABINET

Mr Robert Murphy, now counsellor One of his hobbies was cine-at the American Embassy in Vichy, photography.

will be transferred to London.

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter).-The What will happen to the court case Shortly before the outbreak of

Both men are 47, Benjamin Cohen "Daily Telegraph" regards the Im-. Thomas Corcoran, another perial War Cabinet Idea as impractic- Roosevelt alde, were the bright legal able on the ground that such a body brains behind much of Roosevelt's cannot remain long together and legislation, and as such they worked points out that Mr Lloyd George as- closely with Mr Harry Hopkins. sembled, one in 1017 which sat for Benjamin Cohen is credited with the first time on March 20 and the the wording of some of the greatest last time on May 2. legislation of the Roosevelt regime,

't is impossible to forecast. There war Hans suddenly told his friends and

ave been broad hints that n com-that business no longer justified his romise has been worked out. Allstaying in England. would like that. He doesn't want to ile packed his bag, and went back More Enemy Territory go back to the gaol hospital again. to his home on the Franco-German

LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter).-

He says, "I'm a sick man; I couldn't frontier. Greece, except Crete, is to be re-e any trouble even if I wanted to

garded as enemy occupied territory be."

for the purposes of the Trading with the Enemy Act and of blockade, an- nounced the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Economic Warfare.

SUPPORT

THE

BOMBER FUND

Total to date:

$1,862.337.44

Remitted to London::

£114,889.19.68

FASTER EXPRESS TRAINS

THE

war-time

maximum

speed of 60 miles per hour for passenger trains in Britain has been increased to 75 miles per hour by the L.M.S. Company.

Instructions have also been issued that drivers finding their trains running late must endea- vour to make up for the lost time

"Good Work"

Nothing further was heard of him until the English announcer notably the Wages and Hours Law.

boastful re- from Munich made ferences to German air allocks un Birminghami.

Their success, he said, was mainly due to the "good work" of Caeser, who knew the elty intimately and led the main attack.

Reynaud In 'Safer' Prison

..

FRENCH political prisoners,

by bursts of high speed where- including ex-Premiers Daladier

ever possible.

The usual speed restrictions will

Belgian Soldiers Receive Colours

BRITAIN'S HINT

TO FRANCE

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, Apr. 30 (UP)-In the

Belgian soldiers who arrived at af House of Commons to-day, the town somewhere in Britain last Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, spring in bedraggled uniforms stood announced that Britain has drawn in the square of the same town re- the attention of the France Govern- cently in new battle dress and com- ment the dangers of German Infl- plete with transport to receive Bel-tration into North Africa, glan colours from their Premier, M.

Pleriet. With him were the Foreign EIRE ARMY VOTE

Minister, M. Spaak, and Minister of National Defence, M., Cutt.

DUBLIN, Apr. 30 (Reuter). The Addressing the troops M. Pierlot Dail by agreement passed without said that when they returned vic discussion the Army Vote for £8,383,- torlous to lberated Belgium with 55B for the year 1941-42. many battle honours inscribed on the The amount for 1030-39 the Inst colours, they would recall this his-army vote made in times of peace 'oric scene.

was £1,672,025.

Court Strewn With Women's Skirts

and Reynaud, were reportedly till apply over curves and junctions, recently to have been moved It is understood that these new in- from their places of detention

A London court recently resembled tructions will also be introduced on near German-occupied territory.

n dressmaker's salon. Dozens of he other railways,

They are now at Vals, about women's skirts were displayed on 160 miles from the demarcation the bench and on the registrar's

table,

Beer Change line, according to Radio Paris.

Announced

This petion (writes Victor Schiff, They were exhibits in an action for "Daily Herald" former Prais corres-nileged infringement of an invention pondents) may have been taken into make the pleats permanent. case of a sudden German Invasion of

"War Guilt"

The British Brewers' Society unoccupied France. has announced that all brewers

RAN BLOCKADE RIO DE JANEIRO, Apr, 30 (Reu- ter)The German freighter Natal, Santos from Ham- burg, carried 2,502 tons of cargo, which arrived

consisting largely of machinery and neroplane parts.

Quo's Conferences

BFACIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" WASHINGTON, Apr. 30 (UP),- Dr. Quo Tal-chi to-day conferred with the Secretary of the Navy, Colonel Frank Knox, and the Secret- nry of Commerce, Mr Jesse Jones, and is scheduled to visi! Mr Henry Morgenthau, Secretary of the Tren- sury this afternoon.

Princess Juliana's Birthday Celebrated will reduce by 10 per cent. the Vals the Government would be sure

By keeping the ex-Ministers at:

The Dutch community in Hong- amount of cereal used in the of giving itself, sime to live them kong yesterday celebrated the birth brewing of their boor.

from falling, Into German hands.". day of Her Royal Highness Princess The browing trade, it is stated, is Since their detention those not ac-Juliana of the Netherlands at a time

ATLANTIC SERVICE making this voluntary reduction, at lually facing trial-among them MM. party at the Gloucester Hotel, held the request of the Food Ministry, to Reynaud and Mandel-have been at under the auspices of the Hollandscho LONDON, Apr. 30 (Reuter)--It is officially announced that the British meet the reduced cereal supplies and Pellevoisin.

Club. the need to economise in the use of M. Daladier, M. Leon Blum, the There were 47 Dutch-nationals Trans-Atlantic Air Service will be summer for purposes shlooing space..

Socialist leader, and General Game-present, Including residents of the resumed this While the policy is to supply the lin, who are to be tried on "war Colony and members of the crews n connected with: the war. necessary volume of beer where gullt" charges, have been at. Bour-two Dutch ships in the Harbour, and of the timin at the conclusion needed, different brewers will be rassol, near Riom. left to make their own arrangements The German news agency stated those present subscribed the sum of In securing the reduction of materials that only the Pellevoisin prisoners $1,100 which has been donated to the

S. C. M. Port Bomber Fund. which the trade has agreed to make. have been moved.

MOSCOW, Apr. 30 (UP)-The Nazi Ambassador Herr von Schulen- burg returned here to-day after a fortnight's leave in Berlin,

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