1941-06-18 — Page 23

Wednesday,

GOT ME!

NANCY

LET'S

GO OVER

PARK AND REST!

· LOOK -- OUR FAVORITE BENCH

IS TAKEN!

HEY--ÁINT THERE A LAW. AGAINST TRAMPS SLEEPIN' ON PARK

BENCHES ?

BOY"

THIS SPRING

FEVER

TO D'

HAS

These are rare Emperor penguins, only members of the species in the, United States. They were brought to New York by the Byrd expedition, which recently return- ed from the Antarctic. The penguins are so big that at a distance they are often mistaken for human beings.

Dr Kung Reviews Year's Financial Measures

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Exchange At A Glance

SELLING

T.T. London Demand London TT. Shanghal T.T. Singapore T.T. Japan TUT. India

TU.S.A. TT. Manila T.T. Batavia T.T. Bangkok

1/2

.440 5233

.102

.82%

45% 14014 104

T.T. France

T.T. Switzerland

T.. Australia

BUYING m/s L/C London

102% .1/011⁄2.

.1/3/

4 m/s D/P London

4 m/s L/C U.S.A.

4 m/s France

T.T. Salgon

30 da India ...

84

U.S. Cross rate in London 4.02 U.S. Cross rate in N.Y.

June 18, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller

HUH??

OH SURE!

HEY, YOU!--

GET OFF THAT!

BENCH!

British Labour Still Behind Mr Churchill

LONDON, June 17 (Router).Support for continuation of

CANADA'S WAR EFFORT

NEW YORK, June 17 (Reuter)- "With the enemy at her gates and approaching our shores, there will be time enough to check on the costs and credits when we all know who- ther the world is to be slave or free," suld Mr W. L. Mockenzie King, Canadian Prime Minister, to-night, referring to Britain's shortage of Canadian money which

told her not worry about

Tho

lave

He was speaking in New York to associated Canadian organisations."

"Our people went to war for the sake of Canada but not for Canada nlone.

We went to war for the suke of Britain, for the sake of North American civilisation which we pre proud to defend, and for the sake of that humanity which is above all nations,

Against total war we have

(be and shall bring our total

The value of Canadian shipments food, raw materials and war of equipment to Britain," he continued, will, it is estimated, rench $1,000,-

In 1941,

- 2 m

roods

sent to Canada,}

hus needed already $1,000,- to cover Canadian purchases,

the political party truce agreed to between the Conservative, Liberal and Labour Parties in Britain when Mr Winston Chur-Britain has pald Canado about= chill became Premier was given to day at the annual conference quarter of this in gold, while Canada of the Amalgamated Engineering, Union, whose membership of herself has supplied the remainder in over 500,000 Includes many of Britain's armoment workers,

The Union's President, Mri Jack Tanner, said: "I do not see anyone who can get a greater majority of the people behind hini than Mr Churchill. He is man of outstanding character and can get the unity of the whole people of this country.

Food Scarce In Rumania

Canadian dollars which Britain Ineeded.

He predicted that the end of the war would find the British Com- monwealth and the United States "on each other's side, united more closely than ever in one great endeavour to undo the wrongs which have been done to mankind."

Bond With America PRINCETOWN, June 17 (Reuter)

ZURICH, June 17 (Reuler).—Re- introduction of blacit-outs in "Canada and the United States shall. Bucharest is reported by The Labour Party is satisfied that Budapest correspondent of the "Bus-good neighbours" said the Canadian the for ever walk togther as the best of the only way in which this war canler Nachrichten."

Prime Minister, Mr Mackenzie King bo conducted under the present

He adds: "Shortuge of several in receiving an honorary degree at circumstances is by having this

Important: foodstuffs and other ar-the Princetown Universlly to-day. truce,"

licies in common use is beginning]

Mr King is on a brief visit to the United States.

By 28 votes to 23. with one neutral, the conference defeated a resolution calling for the immediate

to make itself felt in Bucharest."

The shortage, the correspondent

CROSS repudiation of the political truce and says, involves ment, Ints, oil, coffee, tween you and us is a community of

GEORGE CROSS

RECIPIENT

Saved St Paul's

of suspension of local and national tea, rice, flour, soap, texilies and

elections,

leather.

TROOPS LEAVE

Canton Will Be Replaced

thousand

He told graduating "bo thought and ideal and purpose. Our

common disdain of flecting things that will pass, and our common love for eternal things that will remain.'

Cripps Sees King

17

IS SICKNESS CAUSING DELAY?

that's up to you!

Peak loud production puts added atrain on personnel-requires that · management. inke unusual precau- tions to guard against that bigzost *Fifth Column"-the common cold.

Encourage men to drink moro, water by providing clean, indivi 'düpl Purily · Paper Cups at each fountain. This is the natural way to drink-and Purly is a natural cup to use. It snuggles into the hand, does not leak, holds just enough water, and is delivered from a metal dispenser that holds 300 cups and keeps them cienn' in 'any surroundings.

KEEP FIT EVERY DAY Drink plenty of water this Sanitary way.

300 "Purity" Cups for only $2.00 !

IKKINGEWATER CO:

Tax Anomaly Rectified

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)The The report of the Union's Execu-

increase of value of benefices, con- tive Committee, which will be laid

tracted to be received tax-free, is to before the conference later this week,

be counteracted by new proposals States: "Now is not the time tor

announced to-day by Sir Kingsley internecine condicts. Our part is

Wood, Chancellor of the Exchequer. mainly to use all available powers

Certain lucky Individuais, SPECIAL TO THE “TELEGRAPHI

notably SIILUKWAN, June 17 (Inter- munitions production field. on the

Company Directors and recipients of Ave national).—About We must continue the collaboration Japanese troops left the Canton ure Stafford Cripps, British Ambassador These individuals received, on the LONDON, June (UP)-Sir alimony are being, paid tax-free. with the Government to this end."

late last week for Hainan Island, to Moscow," had lengthy audience basis of £5,000 tax free, the same The St John's University Alumni They were mostly infantry and with the King to-day and it is un- amount as those who, earning £68,-

units. The ed netton bomb, buried in the south-Association, Hongkong Branch, will cavalry

transports derstood that they discussed the 000, were able to tax.

The readjustment now planned west corner of the. Cathedral, was hold its annual general meeting at steamed out of Canton in broad day-Soviet situation.

The Prime Minister, Mr Winston will see that the burden of the tox decorated by the King with the the Chinese Merchants' Club, China fight,

Well informed quarters here do Churchill, also had an audience with falls on the payee Instead of on the George Cross at a recent investiture Building, at 7.30 pm Friday, June at Buckingham Palace.

not expect a southern movement yet. His Majesty,

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)-One of the men of the famous bomb dis- posal squad who saved St Paul's Cathedral last September by remov- ing a one-ton high explosive delay-

He was Corporal George Wyllie,

to who fell the task of the actual discovery and removal of the bomb. When the bomb was dug up, the removal squad, commanded by Licu- tenant Robert Davis, who also re- ceived the George Cross, loaded the bomb on

lorry and drove it to Hackney Marshes some miles away, where It was exploded.

Was a Grocer Corporal Wylie is a bachelor of 31 years and was a grocer in Scotland until eight years ago. Before then!

was working In aeroplane

CHUNGKING, June 17 (Central News). — Efforts of the Ministry of Finance to adapt the administration of currency and finance.to wartime needs since the outbreak of Sino-Japanese hostilities in 1937 were reviewed by Dr H. H. Kung, Vice-Presi- dent of Executive Yuan and Minister of Finance, in a speech at the opening ceremony of the Third National Financial Confer-

6. In regard to the regulation of the ence yesterday.

According to Dr, Kung, the Minis-supply and demand of commodities, try has conscientiously executed the increase of wartime production and maintenance of overseas markets, following ten-point programme:

1. In regard to rational expendi- these have been the tasks undertake factory in England. ture strict economy has been prac-severally by the Trade Commission sed. At the same time positive and the Central Trust, while export steps have been taken to push econo-trade has been handled mainly by nic reconstruction and develop na- the Foo Shing, Foo Hwa and National Tea Corporations. The products for tural resources.

2. In regard to taxation reform, export ure chiefly tung oll, income tax, inheritance tax and war-bristles, raw silk and tea. time excess profit tax have been In-

urged

Local Administration

tin,

the various provincial authorities to abolish within stated periods all taxes prejudicial to pro- ductive enterprises and to carry out local financial

he

红烧

As the King pinned the Cross

D

his tunic, u Court official read out an account of his deed "for con- spicuous

untiring bravery...his energy, courage and disregard for danger was, an outstanding exumple to his comrades."

The King asked Wyllie how long "Three days, sir was the reply.)

stituted in order to build up a round, —7. In regard-to-the-supervision-of-tt-took-to-remove-the-bomb..

administration the direct taxation system. Meanwhile, local financial measures have been taken to institute Finance Ministry In recent years has

consumption tax and to readjust Customs, salt and Consolidated taxes with a view to increasing revenue.

3. In regard to the maintenance of the credit of Government bonds the Ministry made payments of interest and repayment of principal on both deanestle and foreign loans when they fell due.

Legal Tender

Yugo-Slavia's Protest On

Record

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)-The British Government in a Note to the Yugo-Slav Minister In London, places at the shameless manner in which on record "their sense of indignation Yugo-Slavia has been mutilated and parts of her territory subjected to.

reforma. 8. In regard to the administration areas the of france in the wor

consideration of Ministry has, in actual circumstances, adopted various suitable and practical measures to lighten the economie burden of the 4. In regard to strengthening the

to forestall enemy reserve of the fa pl (legal lender) ucople und the Ministry has in recent years pur- eco. In regard to the premotion or

economic encroachments. chased gold and silver to increase the 9. the cash reserve, centralised the con- economy savings, positive steps have trol of foreign exchange and absorbed been taken to encourage the people to oversens Chinese remittances. Re- buy Gover

buy Government bonds and savings foreign rule in gross violation of the cently the British and United States certificates. Simultaneously, foreign true feelings of the Yugo-Slav

with the and oversens Chinese capital has people!" Governments

concluded

takes The British Government Chinese Government the Sino-British been utilised to promote productive and

develop natural note of the Yugo-Slav protests at the the Sino-American Currency enterprises

dismemberment of the country by Stabilisation Agreement and jointly resources. organised the.

10. In regard to personnel manage. the Axis. It recalls the Yugo-Slav Fund Board with a view to further ment and training the Ministry has protests of May 14 and 20 calling enhancing the credit of the fa pl. established a Personnel Department. attention to the illegal proclamation

Currency

Stabilisation

- Banks Organised

5. In regard to strengthening the currency structure a Joint Board of

the four Government banks (the Central Bank of China, the Bank of

China, the Bank of Communication

and

.

Shortage Of Power presented a camouflaged annexation

In Shanghai

of "Independent Croatia," which re-

to Italy of Croutla and the **brutal dismemberment of the Slovene pro-

ple

The British note-declares these acts SHANGHAI, June 17 (Inter- by the German and Italian Govern- and the Farmers Bank of China? national)As the Shanghai Powerment null and void, and states, that has been organised. At the same Company hus notified picture houses the British Government will time provisional regulation for the to curtall power by 75 per cent.tinue to support the Government of administration of banks in emergency movie theatres may have to close King Peter.

ume were enforced, prohibiting the down.

banks from engaging in business An appeal is to be made by own- enterprises, hoarding of commodities ers of picture houses to the Shanghal of trading in the name of agenties or Municipal Council and the Shanghal trading for trust departments. Such Power Compony not to enforce this control measures are intended to decision, lest the public should be prevent profiteering which causes deprived of their, main source of en the rise of commodity prices.

tertainment.

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"Stray" Bombs On Chungking

SHANGHAI, June 17 (Reuter). The bombing of foreign property at Chungking on Sunday by the Japan- esc planes was "purely accidental" Japanese naval spokesman told foreign correspondents here to-day.

He said that he had learned from Headquarters of the Japanese Navy that some of the bombs went astray and ometals were trying to find out the reason.

learned that It

among buildings damaged, were the offices of Colonel William Meyer, United Stater Military Altsche, and the In- ternational Club. Bombs also · fell near the United States Embassy and the US. gunboat Tutulln.

Fewer Workless

the

LONDON, June 17 (Reuter)—The unemployed in Britain numbered 200,311 on May 12, which is nearly halt, a million fewer thon May, 20 last year, and nearly 30,000 less than the previous month's figure.

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