1941-06-04 — Page 13

Propaganda Tactics By Nazis

Busy In Syria.

Bre One

ANKARA, June 3 (Reuter). -German propaganda is very active among the Moslems in Syria, it is learned here. They are making great play with the Jewish question and also distributing food. hundred and twenty trucks of sugar, wheat, rice and aviation spirit hava arrived at Aleppo, The food was given to the populace while the spirit was kept for the Luftwaffe.

As regards the local population, all texperts agree that the Syrian Christians are openly pro-British. German propaganda has also failed to succeed among the Shia Moslem minority while the attitude of French is mixed.

Air Desertion

the

τι is reported that recently, from three flights sent up to chase the Brilish from the Ryak airport, two Joined the British and flew to Palestino. Syria's main oil refinery at Tripoli was badly damaged by sabotage early in May.

The more I talk with those recent- ly in Syria the stronger is the im- pression that whoever gets to Syria drst, whether British or will meet with very little opposition, Germans, Everybody seems disgusted with Vichy mis-rule and would welcome -the restoration of law and order.

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German Influence Apparently there are no Germans in uniform in Syrla yet, only a largo air force personnel and ground staff. but

According to Turkish resident in Syria of long standing, every day

Germans

are. growing powerful and more active."

more Britain has no time to added, as the Germans

lose, he their utmost to stir up religious dis- doing

the

bre

NIPPON TRANSPORTATION—Japan feelı shortage of gasoline like most European and Asiatic countries nowadays. This Nip ponese rides in ancient horse-drawn carriage, In Tokyo suburbs, since available gasoline goes to army..

Chinese Military Supply Bonds Campaign Launched

The N.C.$1,000,000 subscriptions campaign for the Chinese Military Supply Bonds, organised by Chinese Christians in Hongkong, was formally launched at a ceremony held at the Chinese Merchants Club.

Sir

Erroll

Slaying Evidence

cord. He would not be surprised if and youth organisations In Hongkong Broughton's Gun Used

treligious riots and fights broke out at any moment..

have

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

June 4, 1941

NEW NIGHTSOIL

RATES

New charges for the removal of nightcoll were discussed. by the Urban Courell "yesterday, when was decided to recommend that th

it rates be $10 a year for domestic dals and $1,10 a month per pan for non-domestic date, payment to ba. made annually, half way through the period to which it applied,

Hon. Mr W. 3. Carrie, Chairman, presided, assisted by the Vice- Chairman, Dr. N. C. MacLeod, Han, Mr A Purves, Hon. Mr R. A. C. North, Hon. Mr. J. P. Pennefather Evans, Mr F. C. Hall, Mr LC. F Bellamy Mr A. el Arcull, Dr S. N. Chau, Mr B. Wong Tapo, Mr Tong Shlu-kin, Dr A. M. Rodrigues, Mr M. W. Lo, Mr C. J. Roo (Secretary), Mr Im Ping-Iscung (Assistant Secre- tary),

Mr Lo suggested that the rates be $12 and that the landlord should collect from his tenants each month. Mr Hall, Mr Bellamy and Mr Arculi were in favour of $8 or $10. and Mr North suggested that charge should not be more than the old one. He was in favour of an $8 to $10 basis.

Mr. Carrie said he could not give & guarantee that $8 would complete- ly cover the clearing charges, but ho felt it would just about do so,

Dr. MacLeod moved Council, I

that the satisfled thero buildings in the urban areas without were sufficient and proper latrine accom- moriation, thereby endangering the health of the community, the owners

of such bulldings being able to legal proceedings if they failed to comply with the requirements of the Council within six months of receipt of a written notice, should enforce Section 30 of the Pubile Health (Sanitation) Ordinance. He said:

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FINNS TO PAY WAR

DEBTS

the

Houses Without Latrines Recent surveys have revealed wa

Finland, which lost its stand- have about 65,000 dry latrines of ing as the only up-to-date payer which 50,000 consist of nothing more on World War debts to than a wooden bucket in the kitchen. United States, last December, There are in addition many floors contracted recently with the used for domestic purposes

which

gerous

lack even this primitive and dan-US. Treasury to catch up.

form of sanitary arrange- ments, the theory being, wrongly Procope and Treasury Secretary Finnish Minister Hjalmar J.

ments are met by public latrines Henry Morgenthau, Jr., signed

Those present included the cap- Laing of various solicitation units. Pastor Li Kou-yan, Mr Lam THC- Following a prayer conducted by fung,

wha uiready

presided, reported that N.C.$500,000 had been realised and expressed the subscriptions hope that the goal of N.C.$1,000,000 would not be dimeult to attain.

Shouson Chow urged his audience to subscribe to 08 many bonds as possible.

Chinese women, business, cultural started subscriptions campaigns for the Bonds, learned that the workers of the Com-most important evidence to date in It is NAIROBI, June 3 (Reuter).The

which may be several hundred yards an agreement under which Fin- mercial Press. Ltd. will contribute the trial for murder of Sir Delves

away. two days' salaries for the purchase Broughton was by Mr A. E. Harwich,

The immediate results of the lack instalments, with interest at land will pay up in 10 annual of the Bonds.

of latrines can be seen in sewage three per cent, the $235,898 Mr Fitch's Plea

who is at presenta Uganda Police pipes, in choked and foul smelling semi-annual instalment which discharging from klichen waste vater CHUNGKING, June 3 (Interna-

Onleer. He was formerly in Fales- drains and in parcela 2,800 New Zealanders world where help is more needed, Micros

tional).There is no place in the tine and is a Fellow of the Royal

of nightsoft Finland failed to pay last Dec Society

in WELLINGTON, June 3 (Reuter) returns and where help is more truly

and

newspapera where our money will bring greater ly studied ballistics.

the dropo

being 16, from Society. He has' close-

streets.

windows into tite -Altogether 2,800 New

Finland owes the US. Treasury soldiers are unaccounted, for follow-Chinn," said Mr George

Zealand deserved and appreciated

Mr Harwich declared that as a re-

The dangers of the kitchen Intrine altogether $8,126,032, but most of it ing the Crete evacuation, according veteran "Y" worker who is now con

than insult of experiments In

owing to contamination of food and has not come due. Finland also has A. Flitch with Lord Erroll's death, he was con- to information at

connection water supplies cannot be over em- received $35,000,000 credits from the present in Government.

the need with the National Commitice vinced beyond doubt that the bullets now that cholera appears to have fault because a joint resolution of

phasised. This is particularly so Export-Import Bank. This was announced by the Acting clation of China Emergency Service Delves Broughton practised with his In addition to the obvious public Congress authorised postponement of

of the Young Men's Christian Asso- from Nanyuki Farm, where Sir Prime Minister, Mr Walter Nash, to Soldiers,

Technically, Finland is not in de- established itself in endemic form, to-day."

revolver, were fired' from the same health dangers the absence of ade- the payment, weapon as the bullet which killed quate intrine accommodation adds to Lord Erroll.

The first payment on the new con-

Missing From Crete

He said that the majority should probably be correctly recorded as

nissing.

Some thottsands, he added; had arrived in Egypt from Crete, includ- ing 708 wounded.

Resignations Of Vichy Officials

Working Out P. I. Export Control

the difficulties of collection and re- tract, $13,605, will be made by Fin- He was positive of this from mack-duces the benefits which should land on June 18.. A similar amount ings of the bullets and said that the result from the recently instituted will be due Dec. 15. weapon could not have been a Colt stem of departmental daily collec- revolver.

Czechs Clog Machinery

Wholesale Dismissals Eighty-two thousand officials have pre- LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)

been dismissed by the German authorities-in-the-Moravia-Bohemia Protectorate, according to advices re ceived by

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" MANILA, June 3 (Domei).-Mr Charles Yost, Assistant Chief of the Division of Control of the State De- partment, arrived here yesterday and told newspapermen that ex- LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)-Two port control would be carried out. members of the Vichy Embassy in as simply as possible in order to Ankara have resigned in protest vent serious damage to the Philippine against Admiral Darlan's policy of export trade. collaboration with Germany.

They are Counsellor Jean Destalne license system

of a highly troublesome leinstend and Second

Second Secretary Jean Bergner. class of goods, Mr Yost sald that a for each individual Announcing this late to-night from generalised and broad licensing sys- the Ankara Radio, Martin Agronsky, tem will be adopted for goods, ex- correspondent of the National Broad-cept those which are officially de-ments in Prague, municipal and local casting Corporation, said that the signoted.

civil servants in Government depart- French diplomats described Admiral Darlan's policy as "absurd and dis-

employees, postmen, rallwaymen and honourable."

Quiet Over Britain

the

authorities in London. Czecho-Slovak

tion.

I think you will all agree that nightsoil utensils should be housed In a separate closet of suitable design and that the kitchen latrine should be abolished. We have the neces sary legislation on this point and it is the duty of this Counell to enforce)

it.

Fukien Official Changes

I may remind you that quite re- cently it was suggested that we were not making full use of the laws in connection with nightsoll collection

CHUNGKING, June 3 (Central and that gives rise to the hope that News) -A partial reorganisation of there will be no opposition to ep the Fukien Provincial Government forcement of the Ordinance.

was effected by a decision of the It may be said-in criticism that this Exc

-Executive Yuan at i is not a suitable time to enforce it morning.

meetings this and with such a criticism I agree because the proper time to provide yu as a member of the Provincial adequate latrine accommodation was

The resignation of Mr Hsu Hauch-

The dismissed ofcials include when buildings were erected and that ferment was accepted. Mr Pao

school-teachers,

No Copper Ore For Japan The "Mantia Daily Bulletin" re- ported that the High Commissioner, ed to persistent sabotage which con- These mass dismissals are attribut- Mr Francis Sayre, acting on the order (inues to homper the authorities. of the State Department, rejected the application for export of copper cidents due to untraceable causes Recently four serious railway ac- ore to Japan. Observers this action as being in line with the

regard had been reported. copper control measures of the Office LONDON, June 4 (Reuter)-Bediet that exports to foreign countries

for Production Management and tween dusk and an early hour this of scrap iron, copper ere and copper pre- morning, the only enemy air activity over Britain, was the passage of concentrates will be entirely pro- few machines over the coast at two hiblied. widely separated points. No bombs were reported,

Winant Sees

Turkey's Wordy War Mr Roosevelt

With Darlan

Big Bomber Production

Huge Order Placed WASHINGTON, June 3. (Reu- ANKARA, June 3 (Reuter)-The

ter).-Two huge new orders, Ankara radio continued to attack-President Roosevelt conferred for giant bombers, have been placed WASHINGTON, June 3 (Reuter). estimated to provide about 800 Admiral Darlan regarding his refer- an hour to-day with Mr John G. ences to Turkey In his recent speech. Winant, United States Ambassador to

by the War Department. Quoting a Turkish newspaper, the Great Britain, announcer said that it

One of these orders placed with Admiral Darlan, in his intolerant seems that

Consolidated Aircraft Company of My Winant, it was noted, was San Diego is valued at $228,530,209. he chicred hulging brief case when The second, piaced with the Boeing mained for luncheon at which Mr

entered the White House. He re Company of Seattle, is Harry Hopkins, who is charged with

$05,242,090. the carrying out of the Aid For Britain programme, was also present,

an

complaint against Britain, brimming with wrath, has also uttered words likely to hurt the feelings of the Turkish people. It is fate that Darlan is ready to surren

irony of der all France and her colonies to the away the

Could not take par dana from Springboks To Fight

Turks.

newspaper

valued

ot

wu

may go back so far as half a century. current post as Commissioner of Re- was relieved of his con- caused to house owners now is an appoint the ton of th

Any inconvenience that may bo

bo construction and Mr La Kwel-halang Inconvenience only because we

have to deal with the accumulated effects Provincial Government, Mr Ho Chi- the petition of the Kweichow of gross disregard of elementary sanitary principles

I was appointed the first Mayor of in the past. Kwelying Cholera, typhold and dysentery are endemic in the town and it may in- appointment of Mr Kwan Chi-yu as

The

Meeunicipality.

also approved of the terest you to know already there have been more cases of the Ministry of Finance in suc that this year Director of the Revenue Department of cholera than during the whole of cession to Me Kao Ping-fang, who last year.

will be transferred to another post. Director of the People's Education Mr Ku Shu-sheng was appointed Education and relieved of his in- Department of the Ministry cumbent post as Director of the Popular Education Department.

As we are only at the beginning of the normal cholera season we shall be fortunate if the present figure of over 800 cases is not doubled within the next four months.

Mr Wong

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FATE OF MATCHEK

of

Ex-Croat Leader JERUSALEM June 8 (Reu-

Motion Opposed Opposing the motion Tape sald: member of this Council can oppose On principle I do not think any measure providing for proper measure must be our goal. latrine accommodation; such

However, I

venture to express the opinion, that from a practical stand- point, wholesale or large scale embarkation on structural alterations to buildings at this juncture, involvter)--The Croat Peasant Party ing the use of large quantities of leader, Dr Vladimir Matchek, cement and labour, which would be whose whereabouts have been more effectively put to uses in con- unknown for some time and who nection with defence, is undesirable,

Moreover, the cost of materials is is feared dead, is now interned unusually high, and it is doubtful at Kupenich, it is learned in au- owners of property to effect improve Middle East. whether it is good policy to compel thoritative Creat circles in the ments when there is a scarcity of materials.

Target is 500 Monthly designed to further President Roose

These orders are understood to be

An Istanbul

velt's bomber production goal of 800 In North Africa "Don't the Vichy statesmen realise asks:

large bombers a month.

The Vice-President of the Party, that they are debasing themselves by

The announcement of the placing PRETORIA, June 3 (Router) of these orders followed quickly on approving of the suggestion he did

Mr Lo said that while not dis- M. Koshutich, has also been arrested. accusing Britain in the matter of ning on the anniversary of the depar- that three large aircraft manufac

Field Marshal Jan Smuts, broadcast-the intimation made earlier to-day not think the time was opportune to have been established In Croatia re- Four special military tribunals solution of the Alexandretta issues?" ture of the South

spend money for latrine accommoda-cently and they are now trying many African troops for turers, Douglas, Vega and Boeing, tion, as he understood East Africa, said that the Italian had menace there had been eliminated resources to speed up the production altered.

decided to pool all

that about cases of alleged treason to the now their 18,000

old houses required to be puppet state. and another

"Treason" is loyalty to the original It was decided that Dr MacLeod's Yugo-Slay kingdom. motion be referred to a Select Com mittee.

Notice To Ships

It is officially announced that all to South Africa chapter added for 'a single type of large bomber.

power driven vessels entering or

South

history.

Africans were

now

going

leaving Hongkong harbour by the forward to meet the more formidable STOCK EXCHANGE

Heavier fighting was expected. The forces in North Africa. country, therefore, needed

a constant

Inflow of volunteers to keep the units

Tathong Channel must pass to the German eastward of Wagium, and also keep to the eastward of a line joining Cape Collinson and Tathong Rock.

All channels between Waglan and Bluff Point (Taitam Peninsula) · aro closed to power driven vessels.

Clothes Rationing

LONDON, June 9 (Reuter)~The

Darlan Receives Weygand

at the front at full strength and a Stock Exchange to-day was generally now call would not be made In vain. quietly steady with moderate busi Admiral Darlon to-day

LONDON, June 3 (Reuter)

received neas in allt-edged securities at un-Gezeral Waygand with whom he talked for some time, states the Industrials were rather Jess active

official German news agency. with atores of clothe dull, under the Influence rationing, but fron, steel

Enemy Troops In France Raided LONDON, Jube (Reuter)-A

changed fovels,

ADMIRAL HONOURED

LONDON, June 3 (Router)For distinguished services. In effecting Greece under fire and in the face of the withdrawal from the beaches of the great difficulties, of many thoui- sands of Allied troops" and for "Ane

BANGKOK, June 3 (Reutor)It ham Wippell, second in command of services in command of His Majesty's

is officially announced that the Pre- the Mediterraneon Fleet, has been mior, Fibul, Songgram, this morning appointed Knight Commander of the

Matapan,"

cordially received the Brius Minis BACS

and motor, clocks were held Anglo-Thai Affairs his the victory of

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