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Thursday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 24, 1941.

By Ernie Bushmiller.

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ZURICH, July 23 (Reuter)-Commenting on broadcasts inciting French workers to strike and sabotage, the "National Zeitung" says that widespread strike movements have been attempted among textile workers and coal-miners in Northern France but they were instantly throttled by the occupation authorities who close food shops and prevented the sale of food to strikers.

The Vichy nuthorities have harder task to prevent strikes as they are reluctant to use similar drautle measures.

In the unoccupied zone, "staggered": strikes consisting of stoppages lasting several hours are successfully carried out by individual sheds, which is sufficient to hold up production ip: whole factories.

According to the French pro- German weekly paper "Gringoire," 19,000 former officials of the French Communist Party have been arrested)

Poison Gas

Considered By Nazis

and 0,000 have been interned of a Revelations Of Secret

total of 30,000.

No Censorship Say Japanese

LONDON, July

Documents

Houses In Safe Areas Popular

While residential property In the heart of London has slumped, Lon- doners are paying millions of pounds tor country houses in safe areas.

Country houses are also in demand as clubs and offices,

Many estate agents, to deal with the business, have opened special de-

partiments.

One firm sold seven properties for £30,000, and properties valued at from £2,000 to £4,000 are snapped ups soon as they come on the market.

Furchasers are experiencing dif- ficulty in getting staffs and are using only portion of their houses.

Rent Racketeering Rent racketeering for flatz and continues.

furnished rooms in the country still

DANGER CHILDREN

AT PLAY!

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Possible Moves By Japan Envisaged

(By "Reuter's" Diplomatic Correspondent)

LONDON, July 23-There is little reason to doubt the nu thenticity of the news that Japan has given Vichy an ultimatum about Indo-China although no official confirmation has been re- ceived in London,

Seeing that the Japanese are already installed in Northern, Indo-China, it will not be easy to prevent them spreading to the southern half,

It la probable, however, that tho occupation of Indo-China is not an end in Itself for the Japanese Gov- ernment, Rather is it likely that they will use it as a jumping-off ground for their vaater plans of Imperialist expansion.

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Hopes For Neutrality

Two Possibilities

BANGKOK, July 23 (Reuter).--In Whether they will travel south- Far East, in which Japanese inten-

view of the present tension in

the The premium and key money Indles or westwards against Thailand Thailand are the subject

wards against the Netherlands Eusttions regarding Indo-China and abuses have been revived. MOSCOW, July 23 (Reuter).} The Minister for Health, Mr Emest the Burma Road life-line of Chung-portance attaches to Premier Luang in the hope of ultimately severing world-wide speculations, special im- of keen -Further details concerning the ants, has launched hundreds of is clear that a move in either direcment of foreign policy.

Brown, campaigning on behalf of Icing is

is in the lap of the gods, but contents of secret documents prosecutions against racketeers, but tion will constitute a direct menace

it Pibul

Songgram's latest pronounce- (detailing Instructions for the the fines are light, ranging from £5 to British and American Interests and

Bidding farewell to the Thinl use of poison gas) which Soviet to £20.

will doubtless he weighed very care-cul

delegation proceeding to Russia claims were seized from A premium of £35 and £10 10s. fully by Japan before she embarks China territory seded under the

Battambong to take

£2. German soldiers

rent were charged for a flat the rent upon any netion, of which was officially assessed at

The situation is being closely emphasised that Thailand will con- Tokyo Treaty, the Premier strongly watched both in London and tinue to adhere to strict neutrality.

iwo govern-

23 (Reuter)-routed "Dumei" to-day commented on Pre Zapadnaia and Psychna on July sident Roosevelt's declaration of a Japanese censorship, on cable and 15 have now been disclosed. A tenant who rented a cottage for Washington and the radlo communications. The Agency says that the declaration was based authorities, the captured packets 35. a week.

According to the Russian 12. u week sub-let one room for ments have been in constant con- on misinformation or designed

sultation with regard to all possible developments.

malicious propaganda. It also

de-

were sealed and slemped by the

chiren that no censorship has been German High Command and enforced and that only restrictionfaddressed to the 2/52 Nebel is that outgoing telegrams must be Merfer Regiment. in German or English.

Instructions Widespread

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The Australian and other Domin- jon governments have also taken part, in these exchanges of views,

LONDON, July 23 (Reuter).~~~ Signs of Yielding

The position in the Middle East has MOSCOW, July 23 (euter)-M. HANOI, July 23 (Reuter).The been transformed as if by a miracle," Stalin ins added another Vice-paper "Arip"

quotes Purls news sald the Nawab of Ranpore in a NURSES ABOARD The high series of the numbers on Commissar of Defence to the group papers advising the French Govern-statement Issued to-day and quoted

one of the enclosed documents in whom he has gathered around him, tent to take precautions in view by the Mindras Rudlo. TORPEDOED SHIP issued to a great number of other

dicate that similar instructions were bringing the total up to six,

of the danger rienacing Indo-China | "Following the The

suppression of Commissar M. should the situation

is

become more fragt revolt, Nazl domination of the NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuter),-

regiments.

Peresiplin, who was formerly Com- complicated. The destruction in the North Atlantie date, July 11, and were

The detailed explanations bore the missar of Posts and Telegraphs.

"It is possible that

Vichy administration of Syria has crisis in- been for the

checked of the Norwegian

and the safety of carro steamer concerted use of "withering" irritant

finitely more vast than the recent Egypt is assured. ZURICH, July 23 (Reuter)-The crisis in the Near East may arise thought for all Moslems that such Hong Kong Depot, Vigrid, reported to

It

grand occurred as shells, the two days ago, has been disclosed into wear down the physic which is German Press to-day turned its full in the Far East and in view of the should be the position to-day as

physique of the propaganda fury on President Roose-material impossibility of military It is unoffelally reported that the ring and green-ring gas shells con-precedented

opponent, and then the use of blue-velt who was attacked

with

compared with what we feared two Gloucester Bldg., 2nd Flr. Tel. 20938 un-measures, diplomatic measures must

*months ago." vessel was carrying Red Cross nurscatalning vesteant

violence. The news-be taken in agreement with Japan to England.

other lethal gases.

and puper reproduced photographs of the to assure Indo-China's safety."

President as a freemason.

The report also confirms that the Japanese Ankassador in Vichy MẸ Sokomatsu Kato, recently visited Admiral Darlan twice and recalls that the reintions between Indo- China and Japan are determined

by economie-and-political agreements which are in full force.

maritime circles.

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The publication of this item in the offelal government news agency ap- pears to indicate that the Indo- China public is being prepared very suon for an announcement of agree- ment giving Japan new facilities in Southern Indo-China.

Indo-China Shipping SINGAPORE, July 13 (Reuler), According to travellers, all French merchant shipping is forbidden in the last four or five days to leave Indo-China harbours. No reason was given.

Indian Uuits Thanked By Army Council

SIMLA, July 23 (Reuter),—"On behalf of the Army Council, I wish to express deep appreciation of the contribution made by Indian troops to the successful operations Syria," says Captain David Mor- Zesson, Secretary for War, in a special message to the Viceroy.

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Captain Margesson adds that the supreme effort of the Indian brigade at Damascus was, in co-operation with the Free French, decisive in the capture of that city, while the speed and dash shown by the column ad- vancing from Iraq, into northeastern were powerful factors in bringing the campaign to an early conclusion.

The Viceroy replied: "Your mess Dge of appreciation is deeply valued in India. We are all proud of the share the Indian troops had in the Syrian operations and count it a privilege, that units of the Indian Army were able to play a worthy part.

BRITAIN'S NEW

DIVE BOMBER

LOS ANGELES, July 23 (Reuter). -Smashing a glass wand filled with oxygen across the propellor hub of a now dive-bomber for Britain, Lord Halifax, the British Ambassador, de- clared! "I christen thee Vengeanco the Dewest V in Britain's campaign for victory."

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The dive bomber, which is a wing monoplane and camouflaged, then roured off, climbed to 5,000 feet and went into a deafening dive to 1,000 feet, while Vultee Aircraft workers cheered. paberlok

Lord Halifax spoke briefly reassur- ing the workers that "Britain ia] going to finiẩn thờ job we started-to do."

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