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No. 18430

FOUNDER JO 四拜禮~ 號七月八英洮香

THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1941. 日五十月六閏

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Japanese COLONY GOVERNMENT Swarm Up Mekong STATES

River

SAIGON, Aug. 6 (Reute»).—

A superficial full continues to

reign over the southern Indo-

China political atmosphere as

RICE

BEFORE LEG.

POLICY COUNCIL

AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT WAS MADE THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE Japanese disembarkations tox LEgislative COUNCIL BY THE HON. MR R. R. TODD, ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRE- the port facilities to the utmost TARY ON THE QUESTION OF THE GOVERNMENT'S RICE POLICY. IN EXPLAINING THE and an unceasing track of

RICE MONOPOLY, MR TODD DECLARED THAT IT WAS NECES- convoys streams westward.

Almost the whole vast con- SARY TO RUN THE MONOPOLY ON STRICTLY COMMERCIAL centration of vehicles visible

yesterday

BARGAIN WEEK FOR LADIES

A few of the special priced bargains in the Ladies Dept.

Woollen Swim Sults from $3.00 ca. Bathing Caps (all colours! 50 cts..

Printed Luxora Linerts

Straw Hats fall colours)

Beach Hats from

$1.00 yd. $1, 2, & 3

$1.00 ca.

WHITEAWAY'S

Roosevelt-Churchill

Mystery Continues

Special to the "Telegraph"

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 (UP)—With officials at Washing- ton and London continuing to be very silent, the mystery continues regarding the alleged meeting between President Roosevelt and Mr Winston Churchill. The latest but un- confirmed version says that President Roosevelt while on the open sen transferred to a fast cruiser on which he sped to a rendezvous with Mr Churchill. It is also rumoured that Mr Harry Hopkins, and Mr Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minister, are participating in the conversations.

That the meeting is nowhere officially denied is consi- dered by most observers as confirmation that it has actually occurred or is impending,"

in the Saigon decks LINES, ALTHOUGH THEY DID NOT SEEK TO MAKE PROFITS AS SOVIETS CLAIM TO HAVE again took momentary pred-ING FACTOR IN THE PRICES CHARGED FOR RICE WAS THE PRICE THROWN BACK NAZI ARMY

disappeared to-day as troopships IN THE CASE Of a commeRĊIAL ENTERPRISE.

·

ence, discharging new

of troops,

The passage of troops and nateriał

is being expedited. The minimum of detachments are remaining in Saigon. The Service Corps in rophily in- stating military telephone lines be- tween all important occupation cen- tres and oftres,

It is understood that the Mekong ferry on the road to Prompent is acting us a

a serious bottle-neck limit-

ing truck passage to 80 daily.

The Japanese are commandeering a large number of barges and Junks and i considerable quantity of mat- erial is being shipped up the Mekong. There are spasmodle attacks in the Japanese press against Thailand und there are Japanese troops in Cam- bodia,

Move Completed VICHY, Aug. 0 (UP),~Dispatches ppearing in the Parls press from Shanghul quoted the French General Staff In Indo-China as stating that the disembarkation of Japanese troops In Indo-China has ended. Japanese troops are now occupying the bases Decorded them under the agreement with Vichy. It added that the move was carried out with perfect calm.

FINLAND AND BRITAIN

TOKYO PRESSURE

ON RUSSIA

Four Demands Reported

Special to the "Telegraph”

NEW R. A. F. RAIDS

On Calais & Boulogne

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

FOLKESTONE, Aug. 7 (UI), The R.A.F. attacked Calais and Boulogne shortly before midnight lying above the low lying clouds.

shells

CHIEF GOVERN-

AT WHICH IT COULD BE REPLACED.

Mr Todd's statement, made in reply to a question by the Hon. Mr J. J. Paterson, follows:

The

Contant Concern

09

also to

to meet the daily requirements

Or

They Indicated that the oustingly apparent, in view ot

Me Matsuoka, from the Japanese viewpoint, emasculated any

non-firstly, the uncertainty supplies aggression provision in the Russo- from Indo-China and Thailand, the of supply, Japanese neutrality pact, wherefore Colony's normal soure

whlet

in turn necessitat- uncertainty in are bringing strong ed increasing reliance on Burma, the Japanese pressure on Moscow.

Although Moscow might agree to and, secondly, the growing scarcity

Special to the "Telegraph"

MOSCOW, Aug. 6 (UP).-Private advices from Soviet sources to-day said that Russian troops have thrown back strong German forces for a "considerable distance" from Smolensk. These advices are reputed to have been received direct from Smolensk which, it is asserted, is still in Soviet hands.

Ten-Year Education Plan For Hongkong

Eyes On Darlan Important Visit To Paris

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

Reports from the front state that the German forces in the region of Kholm have resumed their attempt to break through towards the Leningrad-Moscow railway, 110 miles east of that line,

rear.

The

been after o

battleGhd from its

In order to give a background to a statement on the general policy adopted by the Rice Monopoly It is perhaps not out of pince to review briefly the circumstances which led Government to set up the Monopoly SHANGHAI, Aug, 7 (UP).—Persistent rumours in diplo at the beginning of June this year. matic circles indicate that Japan has requested Rússia firstly,

provision of adequate stocks of for the demilitarisation of Vladivostok plus the creation of a rice not only

defence measure

It is buileved that the ultimate Nazł demilliarised zone along the entire Manchukuoan frontier; against a possible emergency, but

objeelive in that region is the upper secondly, economic exploitation concessions in Siberia; thirdly, of the

reusonoble population at guarantees that Russia will grant no bases to the United States;

Described as the most urgent development in the report of reaches of the Volga river. The Red the constant con- prices, has been

Ariny

however, is said to be holding and, fourthly, for further North Saghalien concessions.

the out the Hongkong Education Department is the extension of Govern-strongly in the Kholm region and of Government since cern break of the war in September, 1038. Diplomatic circles

ment provision for Chinese primary education in the Colony, haiting the German movement de doubl

Under the machinery set

by the up

especially for the children of the poorer classes. This, the re-igned to turn the Soviet lines de- whether Moscow will consider Essential

Reserves Commodities

port suggests, should take two forms: the provision of new fending Leningrad from the south, to approach Moscow from the north- 30 of 1930, reserve the demands unless the situa-dinance, No.

Government schools and more generous subsidies to private east or envelope Smolensk from the tion in the west makes it Im-stocks of rice were held by licensed.

schools. whose permits, to import perative to obtain a Japanese

them to hold specified re-

For the former, the report,

No German Progress guarantee that she will not in-serve stocks. These

Wern permits

which covers the period from The fighting lo the central vade Siberia in return for the due to expire on 31st May, 1041. above concessions.

During the months immediately pre-}

January 1 1040 to March 31, Smolensk sallent is now in its twenty- irst day without any indications that 1941 and which was tabled in the Germans are making any pro that date of expiry it became

Legislative Council to-day, states resa. On the Ukraine front, fighting of

that. a ten-year plan has been is and to be in progress particularly drawn up and approved by the around Belayat-Tsernov in the sp Board of Education, providing proaches to Kiev,

Finnish and Bessarabian ultimately for 50 schools (20sectors are said to be quiet. urban schools to accommodate The Army organ, Red Star," re-. LONDON, Aug. 6 (British! Watchers on the Kent coast some concersions, it is doubted of shipping, that the maintenance

about 7,200 children, and 30 ported that an unidentified. Soviet whether they would agree to demili-turnover prevent deterioration adequate defence reserves and their Wireless).The Foreign Secre-nery fountains of red tracer

pouring into the sky as the German Marisation in View of the strength of ture-te-salefactorily ensured town, Last week's Conversation from 2,600-to-8,000-children) hurt battle and isointed

VICHY, Aug. 6 (UP).—Fol-rural schools to accommodate infantry division which had tary made a statement anti-air defences put up a terce the Russian Far East army. Anglo-Finnish relations in the borrage.

importation were left in the hands of in Vichy with the French Am- Another development of equal bas

buses had now re-joined the main House of Commons this after- Dozens of searchlights. ringing

traders who we

Who were primarily prived with their ow

own interests, bassador to the occupied zone, urgency, It is stated, is the provision Soviet armies after thirty-two days Calais, flung up a cone of brilliant

of playgrounds for schools In the It was also becoming more di Comte de Brinon, Admiral Dar-urban districts. A list of areas, in of constant fighting its way back

Uhrough the Nazi encirclement. cult, in spfle

pile of the

Axing of maxi- lan left for Paris at 1 p.m. which such playgrounds are required

A submarine operating in the mum wholesale and retall prices by

has been prepared and submitted to Baltic Sea is credited with sinking the Controller of Food, to maintain yesterday. His departure. was

an enemy transport loaded with Noteworthy Developments effective price control of all the a complete surprise to observers the Town Planner.

troops and munitions. grades of this commodity: this difl-in Vichy and the ironclad cen- Among the môre noteworthy deve culty could not be the import trade rercome while sorship prevented the news of lopments and changes mentioned

in the his trip from being divulged were the following: hands of private enterprises who until to-day.

1. Special course for teachers on WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UP), naturally preferred to buy on a ris- market. For the above reasons

Official circles decline to give the stalls of Government and -The Senate to-day by a vote Freezing Order

biology

Kindergarten

Moscow Air Raid of 50 to 21 defeated the Re-Government decided that it would slightest inkling as to the purpose of schools were held in physical train concentrations and Germon airporta. Moscow, went through a three hour OSAKA, Aug. 7 (Router).publican proposal to limit the take over the existing reserve stocks the visit of the length of his stay in ing, handwork,

New syllabuses, were approved air raid but the communique stated of Conte de Brinen in mind that and exports as from 1st must delicate problems remained to for the primary divisions of the that only a few of several forma- have seen it thus to take the initia- One of the largest Japanese extension of the service draftees assume a monopoly of all rice Paris, revertheless, with the words work and domestle. science.

of 'German planes broke tive in breaking off diplomatic re shipping lines, the Osaka Sho- to one year instead of 18 months June, 1941. That decision was en-be solved between the French Gov. Government English schools, & come uns

dorsed by a Resolution passe by this sen Kaisha, to-day announced) as the War Department had re-uncil on 8th May, 1041, when it ernment and the Germans." it is the mittee was set up to draft a new through. Several sma

syllabus for Chinese studies. British Volunteers

were destroyed but there were no its decision to close its branchquested.

Councils announced that wange-general opinion here that his visit 3. A textbook committee was up-res and 110 military damage. "Most of the British subjects who offlecs in Singapore. Calcutta, Senator Claude Pepper to-day prer ments would be made to finance the

of capital

importance to pointed ard future of Franco-German relations,

and prepared lists of up Soviet anti-aircraft guns and night wished to leave Finland, including Bornlay, New York, Manila, dicted that the Government will pro- Monopoly from aur

aurplus Government

books.

Aghters shot down five

German the majority of those who offertal

4. The National Guardsmen and reservists from moneys advanced by the Hong framework of the

European their services to the Finnish Govern-Sydney, Mombasa, Capetown. I bably need to keep the selectees and funds, the balance to be made up and the role France will play, fi prove new building for the North-raiders without any Soviet lossen.

reconstruction within the!

Montoric

cote Training College for teachers General Voroshilov from Zhdanov ment, at the, time of the Soviet- and Los Angeles in view of the for at least five years, maybe ten TURN to Back Page, Column 3

Accord. As Admiral

to the citizens in the appealed Finnish war, had Jeff Finland for practical: severance of economic years and even for a generation."

Darlar arrived in was completed in February 1941.

5. controlled preas

Most of the children and many occupied territories to intensify the Sweden before relations were suver-relations with Britain and Unit- | He

Paris, the Germon predicted that the defence pro-

in the British "scorched earth" policy and reiterat to-day continued its unprecedented of the mistresses "not gamme would ultimately

schools Arrangements are under discus.ed States following the freezing cent less than three hil-!!!

were evacuated from the ed his confidence in victory. General onslaught on President Roosevelt and

Colony Mr Summer Welles who were credited

July 1040; au result, ex-Voroshilov is commander of with aggressive intentions of grabbing Government

for a small class maintained by northwestern front.

ot Kowloon Junior

Fabulous Report School and a class under private ur-

BERLIN, Aug. 0 (UP)An au- rangements at the Peak School, the

thorised spokesman claimed to-day Government British schools

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noon.

He reminded the House that is beams. Observers saw many bomb Majesty's Government had announceshes but a stift wind muffled the ed as recently as July 22 their deel- explosions.

sion to maintain diplomatic relationa with the Finnish

Government.

"On August 1, the Finnish Minis- 0. S. K. Closes

fer enlled to inform me

that his

Government had decided to reenli

him and to suspend for

being the activities of

Legalion in London.

the time:

the Finnish |

"H.M. Government deeply regrel

that the Finnish Governinent, acting no doubt under

Intions.

ed.

German pressure,

Branches

alon with the Finnish Government of Japanese assets.

interests

ut

I

for the return of H. M. Minister and The Japanese news agency says his staff to this country. The United that it is expected that other ship. States Minister at Helsinki has exping lines will follow suit,

charge of British Interests in Finland, including the those British subjects who have 'LONDON, Aug. 4 (Brilish Wire- elected to remain. Finnish Govern- less).The Air Ministry disclosed in ment regard themselves us in honoh Parliamentary answer that Krupps bound to provide for British volun- Armaments Works at Essen had been

attacked on 20 occasions. teers...

Prison -Industries Aid Hongkong Defence

HONGKONG prison 'industries have assisted in defence measures by manufacturing articles required by the military authorities, It is revealed in the report of the Commissioner of Prisons for the year 1940 and the first quarter of 1941. The report, tabled in the Legislative Council lo-day, states:-

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EXTENDED SERVICE

U. S. Senate Defeats Amendment

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

lion dollars. I say to America-gird your loins, we are just approaching Armageddon....the emergency is acute beyond the powers of descrip-

Ulon "

Spirit Of Norway

Under Nazi Rule

LATEST

Hawker Problem Discussed

that 4

the

different parts of the French Empire.

STATUS OF ETHIOPA

EVICTING ITALIANS

hnd

2.

in

The Sovlet air arm is reported to be active against German motorised retachments which have been mov- ing up throughout the night to new

on the Grant posllions

front, artillery

were

6. New codes for the Grant schools and the subsidized vernacular schools were completed ond forwarded to the Secretary of State.

Expenditure

dwellings

Roosevelt Fishing

the

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (UP)—A dispatch, from the Yacht Potomag, to the Navy Department to-day Bald that President Roosevelt is continuing. on his vacation cruise and spenda most of his time fishing.

Conspicuous Success Of R.A.F. Raid In Gale

Moving

a resolution advocating the formation of a

special committee to investigate the hawker problem, the Hon. Mr M. K. La declared in Legis- lative Council to-day that the pro- blem

was a wider one than públic LONDON, Aug. 0 (British. Wire- Expenditure of the Education De- health, but was also economic.

less)The Foreign Secretary T-{partment for the 15 months totalled LONDON, Aug. 0 (Renter),—A The Hon. Mr N, L. Smith, Colonial formed. Parliamentary questioners TURN to Back Page, Column 5

Government report from Stock-Secretary, answering for the Govern- that the British "United Press" holm on August 1 stated that a stage ment said that Government did not made it abundantly clear that it was of slege was declared at Aalesund, think any useful purpose could be their intention to

recognise Inde- soon as the West Norway, because of sabotage served by accepting the proposal pendent Ethiopia as and anti-Gerinar demonstrations.

special investigating com-military situation permitted and that The dispatch said that Norse mitter should be set up for the pur-such recognition would naturally be patriots had damaged German compose in view, The Urban Counell followed by the establishment of munications and military establish-was entrusted with the whole con-diplomatic relations. ments and that, the Germans had trol of hawking and that body had The evacuation of large numbers scizet ten leading Aalesund citizens an unofficial majority, with strong of Italian civilians was already pró- as hostages. Wher, the Police took Chinese

representation and quall-

while ceeding "but t was necessarily LONDON, Aug, 6'-(Reuter)~~Details of R.A.F. attacks on them to a ship for transport to Ger- possesses a large many, 5,000 persons tried to rescue fied staff of health and sanitary governed by the factor of transport (Germany Inst night are given in the. föllowing '-Air Ministry

communications, users and il-was necessary to call out investigating and reporting on actual in progress he was not nt present in

which ato at its service in As negotiations on the subject were communique;

Inflicting severe and widespread The war in Europe hos kong has been regarded as

soldlers.

conditions under which hawkers)

"In gale wind last night, a damage. dominated the outlook of the haven of refuge by the hungry

pursue their calling.

a position to give any further in-.

"Factories and railways at Anchen large force of aircraft of the and docks at Ostend were formation. staff, and the war in China that and the homeless and by the

Scharnhorst At' However, Mr Smith said that the

Bomber command attacked ob-the targets bombed during the night, of the prisoners, to a large num-Farmy of scallywags always to be

questions rained by Mr Lo in the

"A Beaufort aircraft of the Constal jectives at Mannheim, Frank- ber of whom release froin prison found on the fringe of war.

Brest

motion would be referred back to India And Burma furt

night and. the Urban Council for further consi-

Kariesruhe

patrol Inst with Command

bombed a large supply ship in the has meant a return to land in oc-

The year has been one long LONDON, Aug. 6 (Reuter)deration of the whole matter os it is LONDON, Aug 6 (Reuter) The conspicuous success.

enemy occupied port of Nonies. cupation by the enemy and to

of The Gorman batticship Scharn-for the feeding of the poorer sections India and Burma passed through the journeys, very bad weather was observed.

felt that some constructive scheme Postponement of Elections Bill of "On the outward and return Two direct his on the ship were devastated homes with families struggle against the evil effects

overcrowding due to abnormal enn- probably dead or scattered. With ditions which have, of course, ng-hurat has returned to Brest, of the Population might be evolved.

Committee slage of the House of encountered, but over the largets it "From these operations, nine alr- of where she is docked undergoing those conditions prevailing it is gravated the miserable poverty

Lords without discussion to-day and was very clear and a great weight craft of the Bomber Command are the Committee stage was concluded, of the heaviest bombs was dropped, missing." hardly surprising that Hong. TURN to Back Page, Column 4 repairs.

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