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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

July 24, 1941.

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How effectively Britannia rules the waves is well demonstrated

by the experience of the official Trade Mission which, under my leadership, has just completed a tour of South America.

Travelling in British merchant ships, without escort or convoy- except for the company of a similar vessel on the outward voyage and of a couple of ex-American destroyers on the last two days before reaching Liver- pool-we covered more than 20,000 miles, proceeding by an indirect route to Buenos Aires and returning from Valparaíso through the Panama Canal,

by the Marquis of

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Thursday, July 24, 1941. Wyndham St., Hongkong Telephone: 20015

TIE prefix "Special to the Telegraph"

indicate news which is strictly copyright Hard by the "longkong Telegraph to

under the provisions of the Telecommun-

"UI" received In

the United Press Associations, re-

wholly or in park without provious arrangement.

THE BLACK-OUT

makes black-outs a

WILLINGDON

P.C., G.C.S.I., G.C.M.G., G.C.I.E., G.B.E. former Governor-General of Canada, Viceroy of In- dia, who headed the official British Trade Mission to South America. · Now, on his retuṛn, he tells of his experiences, of the altitude of the Latin-American nations to Britain and the war.

generous donors.

All these South American

gave

LONG AIR TRIP

I HAVE had long experi

ence of official missions

never of one so arduous and yet so congenial as this. We tra-

velled by air from Buenos Aires

NOMURA

CALLS ON WELLES

But Tells Little

WASHINGTON, July 20 (Reuter).———After a half hour meeting with Mr Sumner Welles, Under Secretary of State, Admiral Nomura, Japanese Am- bassador, told pressmen that he hoped the feeling "between our two countries will become better and better."

It is understood that Admiral Nomura discussed the Far East situation, especially Indo-China, but The declined to make any observa- tlons on that question to the press

ho merely saying that had proached the subject from our alde."

The Admiral said that he had also discussed the question of Japanese. ships being unable to pass through the Panama Canal and he stated that shipa could not remain at the Canal "permanently.". Eight or ten ships had gone to the south and would go round South Amerien. Mr Sumner Welles had told him that the Canal was closed indefinitely to merchant shipping for, repairs,

Pleads Religion In Court

Woodstealers Escape

“I am a Rosian Cuthoile and I do not tell les" said Lain Yau, 57, mar- ried woman, making the sign of the cross when she denied a charge of obstructing the Police by giving in-

of the arrival of the Police on Pok-

Sheldon, к.с at Central Maris- tracy this morning.

Sergeant Stewart stated that u Chinese Policeman saw about ten

men and women cutting wood and wanted to arrest them when Defen dant raised an alarm and they ran away. He chased then but was only

rest Defendunt. able to arrest

The woman had three previous convic-

tions for forestry offences.

She was fined $20 or in default one month's imprisonment.

Girl's Attempt

To Wed At 15

In all those vast stretches of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans we saw no sign of submarine, aero- enemy

or surface-raider, victory.

most ardent wishes for British scribing generously to the vari- formation to unlawful wood-cutters ous war funds. In Argentina futam hills yesterday before Mr H. nor, so far as I know, were During our visit to that coun- they gave us a pair of gold cuff-G, ever menaced by mine, try, the women of Peru publicly links and a gold brooch, each presented to Lady Willingdon made in the form of a Spitfire, torpedo, or gun.

Such German and Italian three lorry-londs of woollen gar to bring home to Mr and Mrs ments for the British Red Winston Churchill, as a mark that for many months have nouncement of this giff to her Prime Minister. ships as sighted were craft

Cross. My wife cabled an an- of their admiration for the sees the halfention such a been lying in South Ameri- Majesty the Queen in London, Hongkong on the date of publication by can ports, fearing capture and received a gracious acknow- sither all rights and forbid repubileations, by the Royal Navy if they ledgment which delighted the

ventured to put to sea.

One German warship did States are intensely eager to in all parts of the world, but indeed

come within our ning of the heavy air raids last e view. She was the wreck of September, manifestly WAR, being what it is to-day, the Graf Spee, scuttled in them a thrill.

to Santingo across the mighty necessary the River Plate. As a

LET THEM KNOW Andes, from one seaboard of the BECAUSE her daughter, 15, was so much in love that it was feared souvenir of the British

continent to the other, We had, exercises the inescapable res-victory which brought her

IN every country there the trying experience of crais- she would run away from home, a Liverpool mother signed a form ponsibility of both the authori- to that ignominious end, I

was a great desire to ing about in dense cloud at a giving her consent to the girl's mor tics and the public. That being was given a switchboard get hold of first-hand informa- height of, 14,000ft. in the at-ringe.

tion from responsible English- tempt, unsuccessful on the first

The girl

appeared at Liverpool conceded, it is still questionable from her fire-control station, men as to what the real position occasion, to reach Quito, the Juvenile Court on a drink charge.

Mr E. 11. Sidgreaves, prosecuting, whether these exercises should which I had the honour of was throughout the Empire. capital of Ecuador."

suld the girl went to n Liverpool The concrete results of my register office with a 20-year-old be made into endurance tests; presenting to his Majesty There had been a great deal of

extremely active German and mission on behalf of the British girl friend and a young Dutch sea- debatable too whether the sun-the King.

Italian Under arduous conditions Americans had

propaganda. South Government will, I hope, appear | man.

The girl asked for a special licence, scen- some in due course, and I have col- of travel, and amid the try rather lurid pictures of the ef- lected much information to lay to marry her Dutch lover.

before the Foreign Secretary Mrsistant registrar made inquiries ond the public more efficient in ob- ing heat of the South Ameri- fects of the "blitzkrieg."" serving the regulations.

I feel that still greater energy Anthony Eden, when he returns told the girl that she could not marry can summer, I can very truly

ng she was under 16, say that all the members of must be shown by all our na- to this country.

tional institutions concerned- point gains greater emphasis my Mission worked tremen- the Embassies and Legations in greatest keenness to buy what-

Everywhere I when the all-night tests are dously hard, and we hope South America, the Ministry of ever goods we can produce for held in midsummer and there- that what we have done will Information, and the British export, and to send in return Victor Silvester Orch.fore under intolerable atmos-produce useful results. Harry Roy & His Band.pheric conditions, such as on Robinson Cleaver Organ & Monday and Tuesday.

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Council to satisfy the demand the valuable products in which of that continent for fuller in- South America abounds. WHEN FRANCE FELL formation about the achieve- Of course, the war, which has resources of the produced shipping difficulties as THE Latin-American na- ments and

well as difficulties of exchange, tions are ardently de- British Empire..

The spirit of the British re- is the main obstacle in the way voted to the ideals of indepen- dence and political freedom. sidents in South America is ex- of fuller trade for the mutual The moral support given by this cellent. There was great ca- advantage of South America country to their struggle for gerness among the younger and Britain. As these difficul liberation at the beginning of members of these communities ties are progressively overcome, the nineteenth century is not to come home and fight for their it is my sincere hope that we forgotten by them. They realise country. We brought back from may prove to have done some- that to-day we are fighting in Valparaiso not only British and thing towards strengthening the but South bonds of friendship and good berties as well as of our own. defence of South American - French recruits,

American volunteers as well. will that have existed between The citizens of the various us and those nations for so Everywhere we found the most sincere desire to show countries we visited are doing a many years, and towards in- friendship and sympathy for great deal to support our cause, creasing economic, intercourse The British colonies, there aro between this country and the Britain.

It was evident that the fall helping in every way, and sub- Latin-American nations.

P. Rossborough. Plano. The Director of A.R.P., in F1780--If Tears Could Bring You Back The Organ, Dance Band & Me.granting the concession of can- #1787-Let The Bands Play G/8 O.S....The Organ, Dance Band & Me.celling the exercise after the second night, held himself to be a hard taskmaster and not completely satisfied with re- sults. Albeit, few will contest 'the 'claim that the publle, as a whole, responded nobly to the demands which culled for great- er fortification both physical and mental than any of the pre- ceding black-outs. After this has been said, it still remains to-be demonstrated what pre-of France had been expected to bring about the defent of ciscly of value to the authorities Britain. The relief and ad- was gained by the continuation miration produced by this coun- of the black-out after midnight. On Monday night the actual "raid" lasted from 10 o'clock to 10.30; on Tuesday from 10.15 to 10.25. That gave the or- ganisers with their various units of fire-fighters. rescue squads, | Africa. decontamination squads, First If I were to refer to special! | Aid and so forth, a full hour incidents that impressed me on; and a half to carry out their my tour, I should recail the din- experiments, and the incon- ner at Lima, to which 400 Peru- venience (a word used by the vian sympathisers with Britain Director of A.R.P., but not hear more about the British war exactly fully expressing the effort. They follow our for conditions under which the tunes with anxious interest Colony was suffering) to the The arrival of our party of public could have reasonably. mainly middle-aged and elderly been brought to an end. As it Englishmen, who had left, Lon- was, half of the Colony, spent don six weeks after the begin- two sleepless and wholly un-invited the members of my Mis- comfortable nights. For many sion. Every speech delivered of those who faithfully carried on this occasion conveyed the out the requirements of darken-

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try's steady determination to fight on were increased, during our stay in South America, by the splendid exploits of the Greek Army, and by General Wavell's triumphant advance in

ing their rooms, it meant also and a consequent loss of con- the blacking-out of fresh air. Ifidence, Wing-Commander Steele-Perkins The necessity of black-out exer could have obtained all the re-

cises in summer time is not denied, but let them be affected without sults he needed up to midnight sublecting the Colony to futile dis- and then by lifting the black comforts. It the requirements of a out, have given the sweltering black,out exercise cannot be met by populace a few hours of 'relief the public in the space of three At the best of times a black-ours, the solution is not to extend out does nothing to aid, morale; hour which precede the dawn; this under Monday's and Tuesday's serves no purpose. The answer conditions the Colony's morale

either

(a) have more exercises, but - shorter duration, or (b) penalise became practically non-existent.

those breas which fall to comform to It is bad policy to whip n will the regulations by giving them extra

the regulations. Into the sweltering

ing horso; it breeds resentment | black-outs.“

GRIN AND BEAR IT

THIS!

By Lichty

"This is the time of the year when Ed takes out the.... straw hat ho packed away so nostly and carefully lost ́autumn and docidos to buy a now one!”

She said, she was 10, but the as-

Ruse Fails Her girl friend then, began to cry, and declared that the marriage would have to take place as the Dutchman was the father of the --15-year-old girl's expected child,

It was found that this story was an invention.

The marriage did not take place. "I am astounded," said Mr J. Worrall, presiding magistrate, "that a girl of 16 could invent such a story

The girl was sent to an approved to arrange her marriage."

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Smart Rescue By Swordfish

Off N. African Coast (BY "REUTER'S" SPECIAL

CORRESPONDENT) ). GIBRALTAR, July 23 (Reuter)-

In the face of a hail of bullets from 200 hosille tribesmen acting as fron- iler guards, a Swordfish plane from Gibraltar, rescued the

crew

of o British bomber which crashed on the North African coast.

The Swordfish was sent out to find the bomber which was spotted and seen to have burnt out. The pilot circled round for ten minutes to Investigate and saw 200 tribesmen grouped around the bomber and the crew farther off.

Taking advantage of a slight rise i the ground to keep out of sight of". the main body of tribesmen, the crew dashed towards the Swordfish, zig-zagging as they ran as the tribes" men opened fire when they realised what was happening.

The pilot turned the Swordfish: 50 that the screw klekced up a thick smoke screen of dust, partly hiding the crew who scrambled aboard as tie lane took off.

The Swordfish bore bullet marks when it returned to Gibraltor with the crew unhurt.

Duke of Kent To

Visit Canada

LONDON, July 23 (Router) Tho Dominions Office officially announced this evening that with the King's approval, liis Royal Highness the Duke of Kent will shortly be pro cording to Canada for a brief visit.

The Duke is grently interested; In the Commonwealth Air Training Plan and is desirous of seeing for

himself some of the air training establishments where pilots and air crows are being trained.

اهدة

The proposal has been warmly welcomed by the Canadian Govern=" ment and the Royal Canadian. Air Forco,

Announcement ? fi

OTTAWA," July · 23' (fouter). RH. the Duke of Kent will "shortly" bo loiving for Canada, H từ in). nounced by:Me-Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister.

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