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Pacific Shipping

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH ́ ́

June 24, 1941.

Situation

Affected By Ship Withdrawal

NEW YORK, May 12.-A serious shipping situation

has been caused in the Far Eastern trade by the increased ROOSEVELT sinking of ships and the withdrawal of European vessela

from the Pacific according to a report published in the RECEIVES

Far Eastern Survey by the American Council, Institute of

Pacific Relations, American, Japanese, Scandinavian HALIFAX

and Dutch merchant ships are finding it impossible to re- place the losses. '

the

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuter).-Lord Halifax, British Ambassador, conferred with President Roosevelt at the White House to-day.

Their talk was part of a series of conferences which President Roose- to handle velt is holding with the State Depart- ment and Drillsh officials to analyse how the Intest war developments will affect the United States.

Philippines Affected

The Philippines began building up

It is estimated that over 60 per cent, of British overseus shipping operations to and from China had been withdrawn by the end of last year. No British ships are reported to be running between America and the Orient, and many vessels have been-removed from the American-Australian run. Although American shipping in Thalland may be forced the Pacifle area has increased sub-much more of them. stantially, the gap left by the British has not yet been filed. The net tonninge of vessels clearing American

There is no indication whether the President has yet reached any con- ports for the Far East increased 61

a merchant marine two years ago clusion or decision. per cent, from August, 1039 to

but has not achieved any substantial The President had a telephonic January, 1941, reports the Survey. American tonnage for Australia and degree of independence, and in 1940 conversation with Mr. Cordell Hull,

carried only 1,7 per New Zealand during the same time own commerce. The shipping short kept away from his office by a sight of her Secretary of State, who is at present Cent increased 130 per cent. British- American negotiations to store 250 may prove disastrous to Philip-illness.

pine sugar economy. It Ins al- Afterwards, President Roosevelt illion pounds of Australian wool ready resulted in increased rates on had two telephone talks with Mr tne United States as an emergency reserve stimulated American ship star from Manlis to United States Summer Welles, Assistant Secretary Allantle ports and in a decline in the of Stute, who later vislied the White ping to the Antipodes the Survey price of Philippine sugar. It is es- House personally,

imated that 230,000 tons out of thej Philippines' duty free quota of 050,-

puints out,

Additions Planned

ก

Despite the establishment of Division of Emergency Shipping and

en ambitious building programme,

000 long tons may be unable to find) transportation.

The tonnage of vessels entering|

additions to American tounge ure and clearing Chinese ports decreased still insufficient. In April priorities 15 per cent. in 1940. The with- were put on cargo moving from the drawal of foreign tonnage and the

and

may

COMMONS'

DEBATE

Netherlands Indies to the United Inability of Japan to take care of On Extension · Of War] States, when 60 per cent.

of the business relinquished, according to LONDON, June 23 (Reuter) - available shipping space was re-the Far Eastern Survey, have greatly (When Parliament next meets, there served for tin and rubber. Priorities increased the gravity of China's will be an immediate debate on on bauxite

manganese ore wereįsliuntion.

Germany's Intest act of aggression also instituted.

and Its Implications. A spectacular proposal that

The previously arranged debate cause a bottleneck in the trans-con-

on the shipping situation which was Unental railroad system if adopted,

to have taken place in the House of reports the Survey, is the routing of

Commons in a secret session has cargo from the Orlent to the Pacific

been postponed to permit of war Const overland rather than through the Panama Canal. This it is point- ed out, would parallel the Japanese shift of raw silk to trans-continental lines. This change and the pos-

BIG SALARIES

IN AMERICA Mayer Tops List

discussion.

not

the

1420

U. S. SEIZES NAZIS-Horo are some of the 175 Nazi sailors rounded up by U. S. agents in New York and other citios. In New York alone 127 wore seized. Above, they're about to be taken to Ellis Island for temporary kooping.

CHINESE VIEWS

ON WAR SPREAD

CHUNGKING, June 23 (Reuter).—Chinese sympathy for Soviet Russia and confidence in an ultimate Soviet victory was expressed by the Chinese official "Central Daily News" In the leading article this morning.

"From the point of view of

Arrangements for the debate have both ideological and material NEW ZEALAND

yet been definitely settled, but

opening statement on behalf of interests," declares the paper,

the Government will be made either "a conflict between Germany and

le requisitioning of the inter- WASHINGTON.-Louis B. by the Prime Minister or the Foreign Soviet Russin was inevitable,-

coastal fleet for

Inc., motion-picture company. Japanese Measures

This was brought out in a study The inability of Japan to fill the demands of Pacife trade and to of dozens of annual reports filed by satisfy her own milltary needs hos large corporations with the Securi-

Les Commission.

CONCURS

LONDON, June 23 (Reutër).—The

night overburden the railroads, de-highest paid executive in

overseas service Mayer kept top ranking as Minister, and according to the course but the outbreak of hostilities Aid For Russia

the of the debate, one or the other of spite the assurances of Ralph Budd,

them may intervene when they have coming so soon is somewhat a Defence Advisory Commission trans- United States last year, receiv-had an opportunity of hearing the surprise. Germany and Soviet portation chief, that they are ade-ing $697,048, as managing direc-views of members in different parts Russla possess the largest Prime Minister of New Zealand un- quate to handle all the business they tor of production for Loew's of the House.

armies in the world. The prin-nounced in London to-night that'

after consultation with his govern- receive.

ciples of their

Governments ment in New Zealand, he was in a were fundamentally at variance, position to state that the New Zea

This war will be quite different land Government entirely concur in from Germany's wars against Poland, the policy laid down by the Prime France and Greece,

Minister of the United Kingdom in We firmly believe that inter- his broadcast last night with refer- national disputes should be settled ence to the German attack on Russia, and adjusted by proper diplomatic and will be glad to associate them- channels

this and peaceful procedure,selves in

matter with His Any settlement by force, even if Majesty's Government in the United successful, cannot be satisfactory Kingdom.

This

the first of the British and permanent solution."

Dominion Governments officially to endorse the "British aid for Russia" policy enunclated by Mr Churchill yesterday.

or

$200,000 List

The $200,000 bracket included:

Wide Uses Of Stinging Nettles

bane

of

Germany, continues the Journal, must bear the responsibility for the of Soviet Russia, war, since she undertook the invasion

Sympathies With Soviet `-

"Our sympathy goes to the Soviet

13

Canada's Attitude OTTAWA, June 23 (Reuter).--The

ted to drastic control measures, the

The second highest was Eugene C. Survey reports. The postponement) of docking for repairs has been pro-Grace with $478,114 as president of Bethlehem Steel Corporation. George tested by Japanese insurance com-w. Hill received $450,415 as presl- panies and shipowners. Compulsory dent of the American Tobacco Co. overloading is another step contem

Behind the top three in salaries plated.

other remuneration

came Hunt Since June 1939, when Japan's Stromberg, who

got $332,207 避究

Stinging nettles, shipbuilding

bogged programme

supervisor of production for Locw's, down, no official figures have been and Nicholas M. Schenck, who was British farmers are to be con-

lehed, but it is estimated that paid $318,881 as president.

verted from a national liability less than 400,000 tons, as against

¡into a source of war funds. 435,000 tons. for 1937 and 1938, were

During the summer, about 100 turned out in 1930. The cost of a medium-sized vessel has increased

tons of the common stinging Union and we are confident that Government will shortly review its almost four times since the outbrante

W. C. Fields, $255,000 and Dennnn nettle (Urtica dioica) will be re-

ultimate victory will be the Soviet's attitude towards wheat shipments to The paper, referring to the Axia Russia with prospects that permits of the China affair. It now

(Edna Mac) Durbin, $209,833, both quired for the productoin of the Alliance states, to understand the will be granted. a paid by Universal Pictures Company; green pigment chlorophyll. year and three quarters to build

significance of the Tripartite Fact wo Last autumn Canada refused Rus- large-sized ship that formerly re-inc.; Paul M. Hann and Vincent quired cily. 10

This is used both medicinally, as must draw attention to the alms of sian orders, fearing that the whent months. Japanese Riggio, $231,049 each. BB vice-prema nerve tone, and for colouring soap the Anti-Comintern Pact. The pow-w

w- would reach Germany. shipyards are on a priorities system dents of American

Harry F. Sinclair, $200,030 as and for materials and are reported to be

other products. One of the ers of Germany, Italy and Japan. obtaining only a bit of the steel executive committee chairman of largest firms of manufacturing have always considered the four CANADA ORDERS-

Walter chemists in Great Britain has in-democracles — Chino, Britain, Consolidated they

Oll Company; Wall have requested. The worst effects of the pinch are S. Gifford, $210,150, ns president of stalled new plant, and will more than United States and Soviet Russia-as

their common enemies. being experienced by the countries American Telephone & Telegraph double its output of chlorophyll.

Other days most of the pre-wor

signatories of the Pact will which lack an appreciable shipping Company: Emest T. Weir, $245,400

as chairman, Robert C, Stanley, $25 world's supply of chlorophyll came probably clarity their attitude shortly of their own.

Normally accommodating less than 350, as president of International from Germany and Switzerland. in support of Germany. Since the 6 per cent, of her own shipments, Nickel Company of Cannda Ltd. The arrangements being made in Axis powers form a united front Britain, will not only ensure the against the Democracies, concludes home supplies, but will provide the paper, it is Ume for Soviet Rus surplus for export to other countries sia to join the democracies, giving now cut off from normal sources of particular attention to the Axis part- supply.

ner in the Far East.

Richest

Man's

Tobacco

Income

Is Now Cut to £30,000

In

·

Collection of the nettles, which Finns Try

have to be dried before they are sent to the factory, where they are

carried out by the women's institutes

To Explain

the

200 PLANES OTTAWA, June 23 (Reuter)—it is understood that 200 aircraft are Involved in an order which, the Canadian Munitions Minister an nounced to-day, has been placed with the National Steel Car Cor- poration for Martin B20 twin-engin- ed 13-ton bombers,

Excluding the cost of engines, propellors and Instruments, the order totals $25,000,000.

WOMAN TIED TO STAIRCASE

WASHINGTON, June 23 (UP1).-

Wish you were a millionaire, do you? Like Sir John worth £30 to £50 per ton, will be Ellerman and Lord Nuffield, Lady Louis Mountbatten, and of Britain's countryside and Boy Miss Dorothy Paget. I have found out what being a million- Scout troops. These organisations LONDON, June 23 (Reuter)---- aire means in "spending money," says a "Daily Express" are also being asked to collect other Conflicting reports in regard to the

wild herbs for the distillation of position of Finland. In the Russo- Pollee to-day brake into a house reporter.

drugs and essential oils,

German struggle lend additional and freed Mrs Chew Lal Ping Lee, Interest to the fact that M, Grippen-30, who was tied to a balustrade, Just berg, the Finnish Minister in Lon. In time to allow her to give birth don, visited Mr Anthony Eden, the to a baby girl, her tenth child. Her Foreign Secretary, at the Foreign husband, Park Lin Lee, laundryman, Office to-day, presumably to explain told the police that he did not know his country's attitude.

who had tied her up. She is in serious condition.

Britain's millionaires were num- A million a year. Yea. But the bered officially a few years ago at Chancellor of the Exchequer Milk 1,024, and they were said then to obfnow leave Sir John with mern Increasing.

£30,000 or so. Qualification for the "millionaire" He will not, however, have to cut "class is generally accepted as a gross his standard of living. His personal Income of £30,000 year or inord expenditure is believed not to

But the richest of the rich-thirty-exceed £5,000 a year. ont-year-old Sir John Ellerman---

has an income of about a million a year.

100 Millionaires

Turks Seek Information

LONDON, June 23 (Reuter).

Country Calm STOCKHOLM, June 23 (Reuter), Finland in calm, zay Helsingfors, correspondents of Swedish news- papers.

ITALIANS IN

AMERICA

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Reuter),

There are nearly 100 millionaires While Turkey has proclaimed her In seven years, by careful manage who have £100,000 a year or more, neutrality in the German-Soviet war, But when the tax collector has she has asked Germany to define her

The correspondent of: “Allehanda" ment, Sir John has doubled the

smoothness from his finished with them they will have alms with regard to Russia and parti- describes the

of the £10,000,000 he inherited

less than a shilling for each £ et cularly the territories of the Cau-vectation of women and children —All necessary steps to prevent any shipping-magnate father.

their income.

casus, reports the Istanbul corres- from the Finnish capital where there Italian nationals from leaving the The yearly income of the forty-pondent of the Independent French is still no black-out ordered.

United States pending further in-. five-year-old Duke. of Devonshire agency.

Protest Lodged

structions have been ordered, has been assessed at £250,000. Hej. Wants Explanation

LONDIN, June 23 (Reuter).— The Department of Justicò an- was a "possible" for the Governor- Generalship of Canada following the believed that

ANKARA, June 23 (UP)-It fa Protest against the bombing of nounces that it has issued instruc death of Lord Tweedunuir.

when the German Finnish objectives by Soviet, planes tlons to this effect to Immigration If he had gone to Canada be would Ambassador, von Papen, visited the was made to the Soviet Minister and Border Patrol offers.

Foreign Office early yesterday morn

when he visited the Finnish Foreign This action duplicates the steps have saved himself a substantial suming, he was informed that Turkey is Minister to-day, says the Finnish taken against the Germans on June In taxation.

radio, As a resident outside these Islands absolutely neutral and was asked by ATHLETE'She would have been to some extent of turks for a complete explanation

of German plans.

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Wealthy Women

1. Fortunes of most of England's wealthiest women: have American

origins.

Miss Dorothy Paget's immense in-

come

is derived from America.

The fortune of Lady, Louis Mount-

ņ

20,000 Prisoners In South Africa

DURBAN, June 23 (Reuter).----One

batten was made by her grand- thisand Italian prisoners from North father, Sir Emest Cassel on adroit Aftica landed in a South African financier.

Lord May, wifose "economizo”, re- port recently, bringing the number port made Britain stop over-spending now in South Africa to over 20,000.

In 1931, is one of the so-called "lucky mytwo uncers and men on the thousand."

raider recently sunk in

have also been landed, we

He has never been interviewed. Indian Ocean by the cruiser Cornwall Few people outside big business and high finance know him by sight,

There are many more you may not know; others you do know--men ke Lord Numeld and young Whit- ney Straight, whose deeda as an air- man made one of the thrilling stories

These are the first German pri- soner Interned in South Africa, .. LONDON--There are 242 police

horses regularly on duty in the British capital. Police, officials my

of the Norwegian campaign, they are no more harried by guns

You still want to be a hard-hit, and bombs than they are by chouring

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Winnipeg Grain ExchanKO

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