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Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 1, 1941.

Economic Defence Policies

New Board For U. S.

WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuter).—President Roosevelt has created a Board to guide the general activities of Federal agencies in economic defence with Vice-President Mr Henry Wallace as its head.

Other members are the Secretaries ol State, Treasury, War, Navy. Agriculture, Commerce and the At- turney-General,

The

cuties of the Bony will include advising the President 201 economic defence measures to be taken or functions to be performed which are essential for the effective defence of the nation.

ndvine

The Board will also

the President an steps. to be talten to protect the traffe position of the United States and the establishment of sound peace-time international relationshbog,

Rationing Of Petrol

In U.S. A.

DESERT MEN-Mombars of British Imparial Army who make up patrol squad, to rango far into Sahara and Libyan deserts to mop up small groups of onemy Axis. Such patrols consist of officers and mon experienced in desert warfaro, hoavily armed.

A.R.P. Director Going MENZIES To India This Month

Wing-Commander A. H. S. Steele Perkins, Director of A.R.P., revealed this morning that he had accepted a new position in India and would be leaving for Delhi towards the end of August. :

Anglo-

Finnish

Relations

He declared that work on the WASHINGTON, July 31 (Reuter), Jair raid tummels was proceeding -Moving towards compulsory re-aputee and that new and ad- triction of the use of petrol, Mrditional entrances were Ickes, Secretary for the Interior,

being called on oil industries to close 100,- constructed. 000

service stations In Eastern petrol

Referring to the Arsenal Street | States between 7 p.m. and 3 aan, un

tunnel, the Director said that it was seven

days 11 week, beginning being filter out with electrie and August 3,

tomg lighting, first aid posts, stores The closing would affect all petrol and battle gates, the latter being used stations on Uie Atlantic seaboard for the purpose of preventing prople from Maine to Florida.

coming in from opposite directions, Declaring that "The voluntary clash.ng and caustig confusion. He rationing hitherto had not achieved hoped that this and her tunnels the reduction which must be

Loudon was ac-would be ready for public inspection complished if we

If we are io avoid more in the near future.

serious rationing later,"

referred to the possibility

Mr leken)

at more

serious rationing, including the issue

cards.

of

the twelve Atlantic States,

Mr Ickes recommendation applies to the District of Columbia and parts of Ave other Sintes.

Asked whether sintions refusing to comply with

recommendation |

the

would be prosecuted, Mr Ickes said "I don't belleve we have the power to prosecute,”

Moslem Centre In London

STIMULATES

AUSSIES

U.S.-Czech Relations Announced

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter). The Czecho-Slovak Govern- ment announce that the United States has agreed to recognise the Czecho-Slovak Government in London and to appoint diplo- malle contact with it.

The announcement follows neo- tations between the two countries On Czteko-Slovakion diplomatic status.

Henceforth Dr Eduard Beries will enjoy the same status as the bends of other states and Czecho-Slovakia WH have the same status S olher exiled governments,

It is polated out that the United States has never withdrawn de jure recognition of the Czecho-Slovak Hepublic and the German occupation of the country-did not affect the full diplomatic status which Colonel Hurban enjoys In Washington.

GALLUP POLL ON

WAR ISSUES

NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuter). "Some people say now that Germany Is fighting Russia as well as Britain It is not so necessary for this country

This question was put in a gallup poll and elicited the following replies: Agree, 20 per cent, disagree 72 per cent, no opinion 8 per cent.

The second question ron "Since Germany will probably defeat Russia and then turn full strength against Britain, it is more important than ever we help Britain; do you agree or disagree?"

BAN ON COTTON FROM SHANGHAI IS LIFTED

OUTSPOKEN VIEWS MELBOURNE, July 31 (Reu.to help Britain; do You agree o

disagree?" ter)."The war task is not ending: it is only beginning," declared Prime Minister Mr R. G. Menzies to-day.

This year, he said, would decide whether we lose or win.

am delighted at the Russians' We must efforts, but it is our war, win it," he added.

Ile condemned political intrigue, Replies were: Agree 71 per cent, industrial irresponsibility and sec- Disagree 19 per cent, no opinion 10 tional selfishness and also attacked | per cent. LONDON, July 31 (Reuter), the disgruntled ambitions of critics Britain's reply to the Finnish aide and appealed to the people to demon- memoire intimating the suspension strale clearly that Australia does not of the Finnish Legation's activities in stand for a sheer travesty of war |

handed to the Finnish such as shown by 50,000 workers a one-day strike Minister, M. Grippenberg, this after-who conducted noon by Sir Alexander Cadogan, because two Communist wreckers and Permanent Under-Secretary at the self-confessed saboteurs of Australia's British Foreign Office.

war effort were interned.

concluded: Mr. Menzies

Our

CHUNGKING, July 31 (Centra) Respecting Finland's assumption

get News)According to the battle-fronts

Shanghai that Britain shared Finland's view soldiers

wages. I wonder dispatch, the Japanese Deputy Com that it was hardly possible to main almost paupers tain normal relations, the British how they feel about Australian missioner of the Shanghai Customs

workers who strike for higher yesterday suddenly announced reply recalls intimating as late as

lifting of

of the ban on the to wages." July 22 that it had beer. decided to

the export of Unlawful Activities

cotton relations notwith-i maintain

tton goods, cereals, and fertilizers Such

The reason for the move, especially Not Tolerated

standing Finland being engaged with

dis- in regard to cotton goods, the Germany in hostilities against Russla

patch states, is that of the 60 cotton TEHERAN, July 31 (Reuter), and German troops operating from

mills in Shanghai nearly 40 are Following reports that Nazi Finnish soil.

British Blackade

owned and operated by Japanese agents are active in Iran, the]

The action recently taken against Government to-day gave an Finnish trade with trans-oceanic assurance that it had taken the countries was the result of those necessary steps

circumstances maintain facts which created

rendering it clearly impossible to Funds To Switzerland allow goods to pass through the

LONDON, July 31 (Reuter).-Nazl must be

NAZIS IN IRAN

peace and other,

to

On

NAZIES IN S. AMERICA ALARMED

merchants.

the

The ban un the following cate- gories of goods is still effective: machines, chemical products, mineral

products, metals, leather products, drugs, dyes, oils, cotton, rubber

An authoritative statement con-j blockade to reach territory which lenders, alarmed at recent anti-Nazi goods, ramie, woo).

German control.

considered largely under steps in South America, including the

Distinguished Persons

demas alarmist rumours and say that the authors appear to be amor LONDON, July 31 (Reuler).—|unt of conditions in Iran where law Many distinguished Moslems are at is strictly enforced or all persons tending an important ceremony on without distinction. Friday when the new East Londun Mosque and Cultural Centre is being opened. The programme includies welcoming speech by Sir Hassan Sahraward, Mohamedan adviser to Sir the India Oke, a report_by

Since the action was

expulsion of the German Minister to against Finland, Britain did not funds to Switzerland, according to a

not almed

Bolivia, have been transferring their

diplomatic Inter-course impossible.

Moreover, since the world crisis.nsider that it recd render normal i well-informed source, says the In-

If the Finnish Legation withdraws dependent French Agency.

safeguard the nation's neutrality and from London, it will follow that numbing to this source, a large is now the arsenal of the British

the Government is determined to has redoubled its vigilance.

Foreigners Known

Ernest Hutson, Honorary Secretary The statement continues: "Nobody car disobey the regulations. The acts

to the Mosque Fund Trust, reply of business, conduct and way of life

by the Egyptian Ambassador, a vote of all foreigners are known to the of thanks by Said Emir Shah of the Government, thus making itim- - Fast-End - Moslem-Association-and

will be led by Msible for them to over-step lawful prayers which

boundaries and Indulge in forbidder:

Saudi, the Arábian Minister.

activities. We know their number It is In fact

A reception will fallow in the Club and their names. attached to the Mosque.

possible to any that the figures that The Mosque and Cultural centre have appeared in this connection are consists of three houses in

greatly exaggerated." Stepney district of

the

London which

have been converted to this special

purpose o se prding a

centre for including many

Moslems in Moslem seamen who regularly cure to London's dockland.

It is intended to all this need until after the war when a large Moslem centre is being built in London under the auspices of the British Govern

ment.

May Resign Because

CHINESE ASSETS -IN-BURMA-

of high Nazi Party members, rain will be compelled to with- including Dr Robert Ley, the Nazi draw her legallon from Helsinki.

Labour Front leader and a director of the "Volkischer Beobachter." have withdrawn their funds from South rican banks during the past few days and have put them in Swiss banks.

Sweden Not Safe Frozen By Request

One bank in Zurich is stated al- RANGOON, July 31 (Reuter).The ready decree freezing Chinese assets. Burma Government has issued *German accounts amounting to many millions of Swiss francs and the total An explanatory communique says is sill increasing. that the order was issued at the re- is added that Swiss circles believe

It quest of the Chinese National Goy- that Switzerland was chosen in ernment and adds that the Reserve preference to

other neutral cotta-

MADE IN INDIA Arms Of All Kinds

SIMLA, July 31 (Reuter)-India

countries cast of Suez. She is now manufacturing the largest propor- defence require- tion of her own men's as well as the castern group's.

The goody she makes cover a

a wide range shirts, ships, buttons, bolts, bridges, goggles and guns. She is

400 now producing_abou new ar

ticles including thirty types of lexille fabrics, some of which are

cotton, union canvas" which

gineering stores, and is also manu- facturing

bodies for armoured vehicles, anti-submarine and anti-

to have received deposits to "Julle for. Jute fabrics in en-

aircraft sea-going vessels, new types and calibres of modern artillery and

Offer To Train S. Bank is empowered to exclude per-iries because the German leaders ammunition, and degnussing cables.

American Pilots

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

(UP)- WASHINGTON, July 31 Informed circles state that the Ad- ministration will soon offer to train hundreds of South American pilots in the United States as part of the United States

end the campaign to

corps

would

sons and firms resident in Free China think that Sweden may be threatened and also private accounts of Chinese by Russin should the Red Army prove realdent, in Burma.

victorious in the present campaign.

Burmese Mission

In Chungking

CHUNGKING, July 31 (Reuter).

Intercepting French Ships

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" LONDON, July 31

Consumption Of Petrol In N.Z.

THE

BAND

OF

COMF

Manhattan PYJAMAS

Made from light summer weight materials, cut loose and easy and all fitted with the BAND OF COMFORT waistband.

Short sleeves & legs, plain colours

Full longth, plain or striped designs

from $12.50. from $12,50

Silk and Rayon, plain or striped ...... from $22,50 ALL LESS 10% CASH DISCOUNT

MACKINTOSH'S LTD.'

MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS

HELP MAKE WORK J

FOR CHINA'S

HOMELESS I ..

Under the Patronage of H. E., the Governor

BOWL OF RICE CAMPAIGN

For Productive Relief of Refugees in China through Chinese Industrial Cooperatives

Tickets on Sale at Lunchtime at

HONGKONG HOTEL

CAFE WISEMAN DAIRY FARM

ST. FRANCIS HOTEL

YING KING RESTAURANT

KWONG CHAU HOTEL

And All Day at the STAR FERRY WHARF

ORGANIZED BY THE CHINA DEFENCE LEAGUE

HONGKONG SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN THE SOCIETY ASKS FOR

$32,000

in 1041 to meet the increasing needs of sick and destitute chlidren in Hongkong, against which the Income to date. is $10,000 only."

In order to continua ils, work, The Society ap- peals for the balance of

$13,000 before the close of the financial year on Dist

October.

5,100,

The number of children assisted last year was

Hon. Treasurers (from whom a copy of the annual Report for 1040 may be obtained);"

Mr. A. McKELLAR, CA,

c/o Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. P. & O. Building.

"MY.""KWOK "CILAN,~~

c/o The Banque de L'indo-Chine, HONG KONG 3rd July, 1931.

Chinese

Sappers

In

Ceremonial Parade

A brilliant_turn-out aptly describes the ceremonial parade held this morning on Murray Parade ground by the 22nd For- WELLINGTON, July 31 (Reuter).tress Company and the 40th Fortress Company (Chinese per- The Minister of Supply, Mr Sul- livan, has announced a 25 per cent. Sonnel), to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the enlist- cut on the present private petrol ment of the first Chinese Sapper into the Corps of Royal En- ration which is eight gallons a monthgineers.

,evoked the admiration of the specta- His Excellency Sir Geoffry tors. Jong for small cars.

The Ceremony from Northcote, Governor of Hong- reduction The

operatea

kong, took the salute on the August 1.

His Excellency Sir Geoftry North- All licences are being reviewed dals while others present were cole, the Governor, arrived promptly with я view to further consider His Excellency Major-General C. 9.30 am, and drove able reduction of consumption. and

India Feels Drain

(UP).Mr

and

onto

the

Preceded by the two A.D.C.'s and Lleut then

are landed at Marseilles are seized issued by the Government of India. R. A. C. North, Secretary for the the

the Dutch Navy is asslating British.

Up

twe companies, accom- panied by Capt. Cartw

Axis control of commercial aviation It has been officially revealed that Of New Pact

in those countries,

the Burmese Mission now in Chung- Royal Navy On The Watch for large cars and four to six gal- The immediate purpose of the king studying air defence will be LONDON, July 31 (UP)-It is project is to provide a large well given an opportunity to observe air of pilots to operate defence methods in. actual operation. rumoured that the Polish President, trained M. Vladislav Raczkiewicz may resign the new air lines which are to be During Wednesday's air raid, the Hugh Dalton, Minister of Economic owing to his dissatisfaction over the organized after the expulsion of the Burmese Mission remained at head-Warfare, revealed in the House of Polish-Sovlet pact. There is no con-Axis lines since a shortage of South quarters and immediately after the Commons to-day that the Royal firmation to the reports, that three American pilots

E. Maltby, General Officer Com-parade ground, On alighting His Navy is Intercepting ships to necessitate "All Clear," started n tour of the

from Marsellies which are trading other members of the Polish Govern- the hiring of American pilots to clty Inspecting rescue excavation of

SIMLA, July 31 (Reuter) Petrol manding the British Troops in Excellenes was given a Royal Salute, 1 operate the new lines.

between metropolitan France Thent have resigned,

medical relief units in operation.

the Colonies.

may be rationed in India from China, the Hon. Mr N. L. Smith, rent, Pude coming to "The The bulk of the cargees which August 15, according to an order Colonial Secretary, the Hon. Mr Cant. S. II. Batty by the Germans and Italians while It is emphasised that in drawing Chinese Affairs, Brigadier Pef- the outbound ships carry enemy the order the Government had puld exports," he declared, adding that special attention to the objectives offers, in charge of

the ensuring the maintenance of essentiel tion, China Command, and Col. General C. E. Maltby, the General

fair distribution to E. H. M. Clifford, R.E., Chief services and a private consumers.

The Government hope that private Engineer. motorists wil co-operate among All senior officers commanding the other things by using cars only for absolutely emergent essential various units in the Garrison were This was followed by the March present in addition to Brig. J.. T. W. Past in Column of Route and the purposes. SIMLA. July 31 (Reuter} ~Gen- eral Sir Archibald Wavell, Com-

has hitherto been possible by Reeve, Brig. T. McLeod, Commodore Chinese personnel and their British mander-in-Chiet in Indin, presided careful planning on the part of (Captain) A. C. Collinson, R.N., the ofleers certainly gave the impression of being a credit to the British to-day at the first meeting of the shipping authorities and oil com Hon. Mr J. P. Pennefather-Evans.

Army, As Central panies, to maintain stocks of betrol Commissioner of Police, the Defence Committee of the

soon as the two com Hon. panies had regained their original the undertaking, given by General ments, but the Government feel the Legislature set up in pursuance of at a level adequate to meet requireMr M. K. Lo, the Hon. Mr Li Tsc-positions they advanced in Revier necessity to envisage 1 possible fong, the Hon. Mr W. N, Thomas Tam Order and the Royal Salute was Sir Claude Auchinleck, his

predeces- sor, in the Upper House recently.

deterioration In the tanker position and Col. II. B. Rose, Commandant of again given, His Excellency the and have decided to take the present the Hongkong Volunteer Defence Governor taking the salute from the steps for the purpose of building up Corps. stocks to a still higher level.

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WAVELL IN HIS

·

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In the opening speech, General

Wavell reviewed the general altuation, emphasising the magnificent part played by Indians in the various theatres of war.

Silk Shortage In Philadelphia

and

Wider Powers For

Mr Roosevelt

Smart Appearance.

roops in China and Lieut. Col. R. G. Officer

Commanding

the

British

Lamb, Commanding Fortress Royal Engineers.

dals.

Seven Chinese Sorgeants and, two British Sergeants then "ground arms" The parade was under the Com and were marched out to the front mand of Capt. H. C. G. Cartwright of the parade where they were pre- Taylor, R.E., while The 22nd Fortress sented to the Governor. His Excel- Engineer Comiany was in command tency was given another Royal WASHINGTON, July 31 (Router), of Capt. A. J. Le Scelleur, R.Ewith Salute before he stepped into his Wider powers for President 2/Lieut. G. O. Lawson RE and car to be driven away. SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Roosevelt were agreed to by the 2/Lieut. J. T. Wakefield, RE. The The Parade then marched past the 40th Fortress Engineer Company PHILADELPHIA, July 31 (UT) House of Representativen Militarys, in command of Capt. CE. saluting base a final time, His Ex- The first firm in the Philadelphia Committed to-day.

Adding two amendments to the Otway, R. E. with 2/Lleut Dcellency Major General C. E, Maltby, aren to be affected by a shortage of

Further celebrations in connection Japaneso sille is the Gotham Silk previous version approved by the Holliday and 3/Lieut. T. 8. Simpson, the G.O.C., taking the salute. Hosiery

with the Golden Jubilee will be a which announced Senate, the Committee by 14 votes to Company

four approved legistation authorising The Band and Drums of the Royal swimming galo this afternon in the closure of its Courtland mill, throwing 400 persons out of work. the President to seize military and Scots, by kind permleston, of Lieut. Army pool and a dinner this evening Col. D. J. McDougall, and officers, at which Its Excellency. Sir Geoffry The announcement sald that the naval equipment. mill would remain closed until new

was in attendance.

Northcote will make a spooch. supplies of allk or mylon could bo obtained. Union leaders sold that the shut-down was "only the first" of an anticipated serios,

itho

The President is also authorised to requisition supplies and munitions or machine tools and materials neces sary for making such supplies and

munitions.

R. E.

The Chinese personnel presented a The Chinese Volunteer Club' will their be holding ã dinner at the Golden very smart appearance with slouch hats and their arms drill City Restaurant to-morrow evening.