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Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 8, 1941,

Belgian Hero Of Church Gives Life For China

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CHUNGKING, (Central News By Airmall)-Word has heen received in Chungking Catholle circles that Father Vincent de Paul-Martin, 29-year-old Belgian missionary doctor, killed by Japanese shelling during the battle in the Chungtino Mountain Range in South Shanal in May,

At the time of his death Father Martin was captain of the medical corps of a Chinese Division in south Shansi. Two

of his best Chinese Friends. Dr. Halao Chi, superintendent of a Chinese field hospital, and the latter's sister, Miss Hsiao Ling- yi, head nurse, and the majority of the 300 members in the medical corps, mostly Catholics. were killed at the same time.

POLITICS IN AUSTRALIA

Curtin May Yet Displace Menzies CANBERRA, July 7 (Reuter)

The Commonwealth Govern-

coming budget session.

In carrying out his duly Father ment, headed by Mr R. G. Martin always went to the very front Menzies, the Prime Minister. line. Several limes he had met may face difficulties in the forth- danger. Early in 1930 he and number of co-workers were caught in the cross-fire of Japanese machine. guns. Thanks to aamull mound which provided cover, they escaped

unhurt.

Native of Namur

10

The proposed budget is beloved contain suficiently contentious natlers to provoke labour hostility and the three Government defeats on minor Issues in the House of Representatives inst week are inter- A native of Namur where hi preted as pointing to weakness-in father is still director of the pulle the Government position despite the health department, Father Martin statement of Mr John Curtin, the studied medicine. at Lauva Labour leader, that Mr Menzies and Univerally for three years. Before he pre concentrating only on streng

graduated, however, his Interest then Australian defences and shifted to religion and he took up denying; the possibility of an early theology in the same university. election.

While in the university, one day he heard the late Father Vincent Lebbe; naturalised Chinese citizen

of flelgian birth, lecture on China. He came so completely under the

he

In-

the

time of his ordainment in 1936 he

was

and love for the Chinese that at

chose his mentor's Best

name Vincent as his own first name, Shortly after wards he came to China

pek Catholic Church in Nunchum, north assigned to Szechwan to work in the of Chungking along the Chiating River,

in War Arca

There is talk in some quarters of toniting for a good election issue.

Without Election

In New South Wales, where Parlia- mentary influence is strongest, it is

are

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How

Britain's Newspapers

Are Beating

The "Blitz".

LONDON.-One of the few things constant in the changing life of war-time Britain has been the punctual arrival cach day of the newspapers,

J

In war-time as in peace-time the British family expects its daily paper as a

fluence of Father Lebbe's sellessness ungested that Labour would take matter of course, just as it assumes that it will be regularly supplied with food, gas,

office under Mr Curtin as Prime light, water, coal and a thousand and one things. Minister without an election.

Only people who have worked; vei permanent record--the fact that come out almost on time and 49 Unions

showing increasing

This has only been anxiety that Labour shall take action inside a newspaper office and the newspapers themalves, some of before the war.

are who have watched the machines whom had large and some small possible because rival firms have- bringing increasing pressure to bear in movement, who know how a resources and introduced a voluntary papers which have suffered and every

gainst the Government and

stocks of paper, pooled all their paper offered their full facilities to the on their Parliamentary leaders, but

man on the staff on every paper has no crisis is in any case likely before ewspaper is made, can appre-system of self-rationing so that no Parliament meets, probably Inte Infciate the achievement of those one newspaper, by reason of its fore- whose job it is to see that this sight or luck, should have an ad-

vantage over daily service is in fact main-

other. any This is merely another instance tained.

of how in war-time Britain all in-

The outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war in 1937 found Father Martin studying the Chinese language and learning the Chinese way of living. For he had decided to relinquish his! Belgian

Chinese favour of

j

August.

Danish Ships In America

Father Martin left the Nankingi monastery in

in November, 1938, to join† the North Chinna War Area Service

under Father Lebbe who then Following conversations between the

Corpa

LONDON,

July 7 (Reuter).

The physical effects of the

taken a personal and individual prido

in bringing the paper out each day. Voluntary Censorship

Finally, the British censorship ents system is an institution which is most

war ternal differ

differences or disagreements

on British newspapers have really are forgotten, when a common cause dificult to explain to anyone not been slight. Newspaper trains are unites. Then, 100, the newspapers acquainted with the peculiar hablis sill running, almost to the same are co-operating to obtain their pulp of the British. schedule which they kept before the and their labour from Norway was | grown-up son who is living at home. Newfoundland The best parallel is that of a war. True, the size of the news and Canada, When Papers has decreased and they will occupied, they chartered their own Soun be even smaller. This is not

had his headquarters in the Chungting British and United States authorities due however, to any lack of abiti ships and started the SINT which is not bound in any way to obey

al

has

The

the

Is now still working perfectly.

delivery of papers in black-out and the blitzes has been another problem. Some of the news paper offices have been bombed, people have been killed and machines blown to pleces.

his parents wishes, but yet he always asks his parents first if there is any objection to his doing what he wants to do. There is no compulsory cen- sorship in Britain-instead there is 1 voluntary censorship.

No one is compelled by law to submit anything to anyone, but every One or two of the provincial papers | newspaper does willingly submit its temporarily to suspend their publica- nothing likely to be of use in the were forced by air raid conditions essential parts every day

so that

Tet near 100% of them have enemy can appear,

uf Mountain Ra In February the in Washington on the question

to produce a full-sized newspaper, Range,

ships now sheltering in following year he was appointed my

but merely because the newsprint United Sintes

British shortag the leader of the medical corps of

ports.

is acute. Embassy

been authorised to Chinese Division.

British newspapora are still selling Last autumn Father Martin fell laste a statement. slek. When General Ho Ying-chin

It is that in connection with the the same price as before the war. Their heaviest problem is one of staff, the employ- Render

of his slekness, he ordered the recent agreement for

the Division to which States-ports, the British Government trative staffs have joined the Forces

ment of Danish ships in United for very many of the younger journ

alists and members of the adininis- Father Martin was attached to release him for

recuperation in his consented in respect of these and it has been nearly impossibiction.

ships to waive their right as Chungking. The sick man, however, belligerent which is to refuse to to find replacements for them. wired back: "I won't leave Chungcognise the transfer of enemy mer-

Alternative Workshops tiaoshan untll victory is won."

chunt ships to noutral flag" unless Succoured Wounded

first satisfying themselves in regard

VI

cure

In every tattle Father Martin led to the validity of the transter.

FC-

In dealing with this physical side, it must be stressed that even if the whole of a national newspaper build-

his men to the firing line to rescue! Helping Democracica Ing. with its muchines and its staff, the wounded. One night he saved

The statement adds that the was destroyed by a bomb, that.news-

Four Men Chose 290

the lives of d9 wounded soldiers principal reason for the immobilisa-paper would stil appear the next Miles Trek to Freedom

oners in Namur.

of

In May. 1040, news of the death to the war effort of the democracies. 1 Bency arrangements were put into nearest Italian

Lot his younger brother, Dr Pierre Martin, was received in Chungking. The latter was then serving in the Belgian Army medical

service and fell under German Are. The news was withheld from Father Martin for

whom he and his men curled back on these ships has been the fact day although possibly in a reduced from the blood-soaked field under that the British Government felt form.

was short enemy fire. Once he Was

For long before the war national

Four men of the famous desert patrol, stranded in the merical supplies. He sabled to his unable to waive these rights to the

maintenance of whien father and two brothers, all medical the greatest importance.

which they attach papers had established alternative

printing arrangements all over the Libyan wastes after a sharp fight with the enemy, were faced A few They

are, however, now satisfied country. Fortunately, most of them with a grim choice. later $30,000 worth of and gratefully recognise that the use are already printing in two or more. medicine and other supplies were de- to which these ships are to be put centres. Since war came, the emer-

Should they make for the and on the same day two French and Win- fivered to him.

will contribute directly or indirectly t

post, 80 miles aircraft spotted Moore

chester, execution and now most national away, and surrender?

A month later the other three -Taken-Over-

per print not only at their Head

Or should they try to walk the reached Khurtourn.--Tighe and-Win WASHINGTON, July 7 (Router).Offer but also at their alternative 290 miles to freedom-and risk al-chester are now well on the way to recovery, and Moore, from the day --The United States Maritime Com-bases.

This means, therefore, that some most certain death?

They chose the mission announced to-day the re-

chance of free-he was found, hardly suffered at all. dom, and began one of the most, Ilis determination and Inspired quisitioning of seven more Danish two or three places would have lo

have

Won

for him the was described recently to n

On the tenth day a search party broadcast an officer of the Middle found first Easton and then Win- Is, however, more to it than

Eust

Command

chester, 12 milles further on, both the physical problem. It In what

men were Trooper Ronald lying exhausted in the sand. British newspapers contain their Maore, D.C.M., of Tahap), New Zea-

their and: Guardsman John

When the party come up to Moore, news and its presentation,

Easton, of he was 210 miles from his starting leading article, the views of their Edinburgh; Guardsman Alexander

still point, readers and the like--that really Winchester, of Glasgow:

plodding along. and Private BERLIN, July 7 (UP).-German symbolises the feeling of the people Alfred Tighe, of Manchester. press reports from The Hague state of Britain. British newspapers have

Moore had a shell splinter in one junk that Gaulicter Seyss-Inquart issued retained their right of criticism, their

a decree yesterday dissolving all right of free comment. of the Netherlands political parties except Jetty; the Dutch Nazi Party and the so- Naval Camber, Kowloon, is natifed called Union Party.

fear that it might cause too much cargo ships and their assignment to be wiped out in the same night to amazing Journeys in the history of Cd Conduct Medal.

grief. As a matter of fact, he was never told of it up to the time of his own death.

Navigation Warning

a sunke

The presence of approximately 240 yards west southern end of the Oiling

by the Harbour Department.

The site is marked by a sampan

showing a green flag and a

Ight by night.

All craft are warned that

green

this

United States cperators for use in stop a newspaper from appearing the British Army.

an event so unlikely as to be almost

the Pacife trade.

Eight Danish ships were provious-c ly requisitioned.

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Some of the effects of the paper

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LONDON, July, 7 (Reuter).King position is very approximate, and George of Greece arrived in South should give the marking sampan a Afrien to-day, accompanied by mem-shortage have already been

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foot, Easton a bullet wound in the throat, and Tighe was suffering from an old internal injury.

Heroic Sacrifice They had no food and only a two- gallon tin of water.

Led by Moore, and taking in turns to carry their precious water. their incredible march on they began February 1.

On the third day they found a 21, pot of plum jam, and ate the whole of it.

Tighe became very tired, and on the nth day eventually persuaded

*

Easton could scarcely swallow owing to the wound in his throat.

As he got down a few drops of sweet tea, he was heard to say, "I don't usually take sugar." He died shortly afterwards,

No Compromise With Liar

LONDON, July 7 (Reuter).—Mr Morrison, the Home Herbert Secretary, explaining the choice

his comrades to leave him behind. facing the British Empire in this war,

Before going they poured out his share of the water supply into a bottle..

said that it was either to continue our sacrifice and determination to win, or to surrender-which would mean

On the sixth day the three took spiritual death. shelter in a ruined hut from

violent sandstorm.

They had walked 130 miles.

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Tighe had struggled on alone. On trusted. the seventh day he reached the hut

Mir Morrison concluded that there

by nightfall, too exhausted FO is no room for compromise and there

farther.

was no room for dealing with a man

On the evening of the ninth day who could not and never would be he was found by a French patrol, trusted,

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