1941-08-22 — Page 13

Friday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

Derailment Of Train Pacific

And Bombs At Soochow

Special to the "Telegraph”

SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 (UP).—Amid report of increasing guerilla activity in the vicinity.cf Soochow, a Japanese military spokesman admitted to-day the derailment between Soochow and Kashing a branch line of the Shanghal-Nanking railway --of a mixed passenger and freight train at 6.15 p.m., resulting in two killed and 28 wounded.

The

admission followed

Chinese reports that the tracks BOY SCOUTS

had been removed causing the locomotive and four cars to overturn into the river.

The Japanese suld that heavy ralus had caused the lowering of the rail and the derailment.

It is recalled that a guerilla land- mine blew up u freight train on Saturday night on the main line be- tween Shanghal and Seochow.

IN HOLLAND

DEFY NAZIS

L

Islands

Claims

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21' (Reuter). That the United States would view with concern and refuse to recognize any formal Japanese annexation of additional Pacific Islands wis

in-

August 22, 1941.

Mr King On Harmony In Imperial Decisions

LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter)-—~Mr Mackenzie King, Prime Minister of Canada, ṣaw Lord Cranborne, Secretary of State for the Dominions at the Dominions Office this afternoon. He Minister of also called on Mr. Angus Macdonald, Canadian Defence at his hotel.

A large gathering of journ- diented Mr Cordell Hull at pressaliste presided

ted by to-day. conference

It is pol

1s pointed out here

Spratly

now in South

over by Mr ROUND-UP

that the Brendan Bracken, Minister of

China are information, met the visiting OF 10,000 -

as Japanese possessions Premier at the Ministry of

un

in new Tokyo mapa which indiente information when he was ques an extension of the original Japanese annexation.

tion. Seven islands of this tioned on his views about

which Japan group over

assumed Imperial War Council. Jurisdiction in 1939 had been occupled by France in 1933 but the Japanese LONDON, AU 21 (Reuter).—contended that they were without an ut that time Dutch Boy Scouts are defying the owner, Annexation Nazi ban making them members of caused considerable nilsgivings, An Elegul organisation, and are hold- ing meetings and comps, states "Vir}}

Meanwhile, Chinese Press reporta any that Soochow is blockaded for Nederland," the Free Dutch news- the second time in six months as # paper published in London. result of alx bombs being discovered following the explosion of several bombs near the city wall on Monday night.

The Japanese closed all gates last week following a bomb explosion in 4 Japanese store, but the gates were opened on Saturday afternoon,

Bernhard Flies With Compatriots

Now Ready For Action LONDON, Aug. 21

120

scouts were

Patrola

arrested. The boys

Illustrious Has New Commander

PARISIANS

Two Are Executed

EFICIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH”

VICHY, Aug. 21 (UP),-It

Mr King said he thought they had the most perfect and continuous conterence of cabinets that any group of nations could possibly have.

It was essential to have an effec-was diclosed to-day that 10,000

communication tive means of

be-peraons described as Jews were tween different parts. I have been arrested in two Parls raids in in office many years and I say with which both the French and Ger- out hesitation that 1 cannot con man police participated,

effective ceive a tnore

menna ol

communication than now exists," he added.

oppositionists have now been seized 11 is estimated that 40,000 Petain In the occupied and unoccupied Direct Communication As head of the government

The raids required five hours to Canada he received communications complete and netted 4,000 in one direct from Mr Churchill and was houl and 6,000 yesterday.

nimost

in

the Dominions

Moreover

zones.

Drancy.

The

The boys and their parents have been warned by the Nazi Commis aloner-General To: Public Security of the punishment that will be meted out to them if this continues. lie! states: "German

Police during July and August have noticed that Boy Scouts have been active. A NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (Reu-also able to coreznunicate with him. majority of these arrested were camp was ralded near Putten ind

inter)The aircraft carrier Illus. In addition communications came inken to the concentration camp at

hourly

from resisted the German police who were trious, which is in an American office giving a

Parisians Executed cote picture of compelled to use their

One shipyard for repairs, will be what was taking arms

in VICHY, Aug. 21 (ÚP),~German 10-year-old Scout was wounded. commanded by Captain Lord the British High Commissioner

The boys'

share in the Louis

Canada received other communicas authorities in Paris announced to- purents

Mountbatten, says binine for the Seoul movement defy-

tions which he was able to impart day that two Parisians have been Ing the Lan and if they do not stop British press service.

personally to the Prime Minister or executed for their Communist and anti-German activities as the first Yesterday's announcement from ether Ministers of Canada,

At all times but particularly

In consequence of the Stulpnazel pre- London did not disclose the where- abouts of the Illustrious.

limes of great emergency important clamation. The men were arrested

ainst Sunday. It will be recalled that the Illus-decisions should be made not by one trious was the main target of Ger- man but by the government as

and inly dive-bombers on whole. Under the present arrange- communication was United Kingdom were escorting! a arge vital convoy

the Government of then Government to to Greece. The Admiralty announced that she was struck by Canada, the Canadian Prime Minister was able to give expression to the seven large bombs which put several

Cabinet of her kuns out of action and caused collective opinion of the

representing Parliament and the several fires aboard,

people of Canada.

their sons from stupid Scout activi (Reuter)les, they will be arrested and some Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands will be expelled from school."

visited a Royal Air Force aerodrome yesterday where Dutch Aghter pilots

are in training, the Prince arriving FUKIEN CARRIES January 16 when British warships intressed by the

in his own plane which he was pilot-

Ing.

ON DESPITE WAR

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Under her own steam, with nn escort of destroyers, the Illustrious reached Malta.

He took off as leader of a training,

YUNGAN,

(Central formation uf

Aug. nine machines, all piluted by Dutch flyers.

News)-Despite Japanese invasion, On landing the Prince said to the financial situation In Fultien re- "I am proud that thanks mains stable, it is authoritatively *conipatriots,

to the co-operation the I.A.F. we stated here. are now able to train, Dutchmen aя In the economie fell the Fuklen

Lord Louis Mountbatten formerly Achter pilots here in England so that Provincial Bank opened by the end

the destroyer Kelly shortly we may have many Dutch last year 60 branches and sub-commanded

established which was sunk in the Crete cain- eight squadrons in action with the IA.F. oflleen

"These squadrons will fly Spitfires abroad. Outstanding loans to indispaign after figuring previously in a presented by the Netherland. Eustrial and other concerns at reduced daring escape from destruction.

taterest - Indies,

tu encourage production amounted to $33,000,000.

Provincial banknotes circulated by about the end of last year were $31,000,000 against which adequate

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"I am grateful for the excellent training the R.A.F, has given me and I have no doubt that you will all appreciate the facilities given you by Great Britain. I wish you all the beat of luck during and after your training.**

AUSTRALIAN AID

FOR SOVIETS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CANBERRA, Aug. 21 (UP)—The Prime Minister, Mr R. G. Menzies to-day stated that Australia in send-

Russia.

besides

reserve was kept.

Last year the Bank started a Trust Department to encourage ments throughout Fuklen,

Invest-

POLISH ARMY IS FORMING IN RUSSIA

LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter),—An of between 100,000 and 120,000 army Polish soldiers, is likely to be formed on U.S.S.R. territory, according to the present estimate of General W.

Anders, newly-appointed Polish

CHINESE AIRMEN STORY REVIVED

C-in-C in Soviet Russia, and General SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 (Reuter). Szyszko-Bohuse, Chief of the Polish Somt 120 Chinese volunteers from Military Mission there. Singapore have been sent to Manila)

have taken up duties, training by American experts, ac- that it la considered that à Pollsh cording to local Chinese reports. army of between four and six army After completing their course, they corps would be raised among the will return to China to join the former Polish war prisoners capable Chinese Air Force.

of bearing arma.

Re-Organising Economic

Life Of Syria

CAIRO, Aug. 21 (Reuler).The Consensus of Opinions

Board of Trade regulation, issued "It might scem" went on Mr Mac- yesterday permitting trade with kenzie King, "that, scrne

Imperial Syria, is expected to help bring down Cabinet sitting in London would be the cost of Rving there. mare eflective

decisions. in making

One of the

for the present But what is expressed to-day through high costs in Syria is the fact that the Cabinets of Deminions

is the Vichy regime left Syria short of reaching Baltely more effective in

her essential supp be.

reasons

quick and true decisions than other Free Fries. The British and

arrangements could possibly

authorities have now

"I was present at the War Com-arranged for 5.000 tons of wheat to be delivered to Damascus at the rate mitice of the British Cabinet to-day. of 150 tons a day.

The

currency

Ottawa and through them with their Transport

Questions

I would not be in a position on my

will remain stabilised own initiative to say without con-at 8.83 whicir obviates the necessity sultation with my

in for a black Bourse. colleagues armed services colleagues just what was the opinion wiilch could be the Government. That Sven would mean cabling to the other side and getting word back before could communicate.

to

ANKARA, Aug. 21 (Reuter).--Mr Horwill, the United Kingdom Com- mercial Corporation representative in bas arrived to discuss Sport

questions

fans with the United Corporation here. During the past year, the Corpora

bought in Turkish pounds,

Kingdom

"It is very much easier to give the

tion Cabinet an opinion by being able to discuss it with my colleagues in all

bas

the Government here as a collective/ 7000,000 worth of gonds from

ing large shipments of supplies to by the Chinese Government for air these ported from Moscow, where its phases and thus represent it to

"Australla is engaged, in affording | all assistance to Russia. so that she can obtain essential import requiro- ments," Mr Menzies declared.

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At the same time, the Corporation Mr Mackenzie King said that there by placing huge orders in America had never been a time when re and the British Empire supplied Intions had been closer than they Turkey with much-needed goods. were to-day, nor when they had less Goods valued at £580,000 have been In the way of differences between delivered to Turkish traders while

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Suez Canal Area Again Raided

21

Enemy. Over Cyprus CAIRO, Aug. (Reuter)-A British G.H.Q. communique states that in the Tobruk area, heavy dust storms continue to limit our patrol activities.

In the frontler area there is no change.

nir rald last night. A communique CHUNGKING, Aug. 21 (Central) states that two were killed and 28

TILLMAN DURDIN The Suez Canal area had another. New)-Mr F. Tillman Durdin, For were injured and that there was

NICOSIA,

strm correspondent of the "New alight damage to property. York Times," left Chungling on

Some Damage Tursday morning by plane for Kun-

Cyprus, Aug, 21

planes

raided Singapore and Manila. He will re- Famagusta this morning, causing turn to Chungking via Hongkong some civilian casualties and slight sometime fn October,

damage to civilian property.

One Killed

en route to Burma, Thailand, (Reuter)-Enemy

NICOSIA, Cyprus, Aug. 21 (Reu- Chiang Kai-shek's

ter).-It is learned that one civilian was killed and six injured in this Telegram To Hongkong

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LONDON Aug, 21 (Reuter)"Where Is the Bank of France's gold?" asks the "Financial News" to-day, commenting on the first weekly statement published by the Bank of France since the collapse, showing that the gold reserves of the Bank- amount to 841⁄2 milliard franes. which the formar undertook to consult This figure does not differ the latter before moving any gold from Martinique. In return the American materially from the amount of authorities agreed to release some uf gold holding before the Franco- the French gold frozen in the United German armistice. The ques-States for the urgent requirements of tion is how much of this gold is the Inhabitants of Martinique.

Some At Dakar s under the effective control of the Vichy authorities?

A substantial part of the French As is well known, a large amount, gold reserve was evacuated to Dakar. transferred to the United States be- Complete mystery surrounds the fate fore the collapse and was frozen by of this gold.

order of the Washington administra According to one theory, a French. tion.

Another substantial amount warship transferred it to Martinique, found its way to Martinique, and is but it is more probable that the gold kept there.

La still at Dakar,, One wonders how.

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