1941-08-22 — Page 21

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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

August 22, 1941.

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Derailment Of Train Pacific

And Bombs At Soochow

Special to the "Telegraph”

SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 (UP)—Amid report guerilla activity in the vicinity of Soochow, a Japanese military of increasing spokesman admitted to-day the derallment between Soochow and Kashing-a branch line of the Shanghal-Nanking, railway of a mixed passenger and freight train at 5.15 p.m., resulting in two killed and 28 wounded.

The admission

followed

Chinese reports that the tracks | had been removed causing the locomotive and four cars to overturn into the river.

The Japanese said that heavy rains had caused the lowering of the rall and the derailment.

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

Meanwhile, Chinese Press reports that Soochow is blockaded for the second time in nix months.na result of six bomba being discovered following the explosion of several bombs near the city wall on Monday night.

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

Bernhard Flies

With Compatriots

Now Ready For Action LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter). Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands visited a Royal Air Force aerodrome; yesterday where Dutch fighter pilota ore in training, Prince arriving

BOY SCOUTS

IN HOLLAND

DEFY NAZIS

Islands

Claims

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (Reuter), -That the United States would view with concern and refuse to recognise any formal Japanese annexation of additional Pocine Jslands waa inz-

Mr King On Harmony In Imperial Decisions

LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter)Mr Mackenzle King, Prime Minister of Canada, saw Lord Cranborne, Secretary of State for the Dominions at the Dominions Omeo this afternoon, He also called on Mr Angus Macdonald, Canadian Defence at his hotel..

dicated by Mr Cordell Hull at pressalists presided over by

A large gathering of journ that the Brendan Bracken, Minister of

conference to-day.

It is pointed out here

Spratly

Group

Minister of

ROUND-UP

in South China are information, met the visiting OF 10,000.

now shown na

na Japanese possessions

In new Tokyo maps which indicate Premier at the Ministry of

un extension of the original Japanese Information when he was ques-

annexation. Seven, islands of this tioned on his views about

Was ques- PARISIANS

group over which Japan

Jurisdiction in 1939 had been occupied Imperial War Council.

an

Mr King said he thought they had Two Are Executed

by France in 1033 but the Japanese the most perfect and continuous LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter)-contended that they were without an Nazi bani making them members of caused considerable misgivings. Dutets Boy Scouts are defying the owner. Annexation

conference of cabinets that any group at that time of nalluns could possibly have. an illegal organisation, and are hold- ing meetings and camps, itates "Virij Nederland, the Free Dut.h news- paper published in London.

The boys and their parents have been, warned by the Nazi Commis

loner-General for Public Security of the punishment that will be meted out to them if this continues. He states:

"German during July and August have noticed Police patrols that Boy Scouts have been active. A

camp was raided near Putten and 120 scouts were arrested. The boys reciated the German police who were compelled to use the

One arms. 16-year-old Scout was wounded.

"The boys' parents share in the blame for the Seoul movement cely- Ing the ban and if they do not stop their sons from stupid Scout motivi- (les, they will be arrested and some will be cxpelled from school."

Illustrious Has New Commander

Live

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH"

VICHY, Aug. 21 (UP).-It

It was essential to have an effecwas diclosed to-day that 10,000 means of communication be-persons described as Jews were tween different paris. "I have been arrested in two Paris raids in In office many years and I any with-which both the French and Ger- out hesitation that I cannot con- man police participated.

ceive a more effective

means

0

communication, than now exists," he It is estimated that 40,000 Petain oppositionists have now been seized

added,

Can

Direct Communication

in the occupied and. unoccupied

The were

and 0,000 yesterday. ninken to the concentration camp at

Drancy,

Parisians Executed

As head of the government in zones. Canada he received communications complete and netted 4,000 in one The raids, required five hours to NEW YORK, Aug. 21 (Reu- also able to communicate with him. majority of those arrested

direct from Mr Churchill and was haul ter).The aircraft-carrier Illus-In addition communicationa Came trious, which is in an American almo

from the Dominions shipyard for repairs. will be what was taking

Office

complete picture

place, commanded by Captain Lord the British High Commissioner in Moreover

VICHY, Aug. 21 (UP)-German Louis Mountbatten, snys

Canada received other communien authorities in Paris announced to- British press service.

tions which he was able to impart day, that two Parisians have been personally to the Prime Minister or executed for their Communist and other Mulsters of Canada.

anti-German activities as the first At all times but particularly in consequence of the Stulpnazel pro- limes of It will be recatted that the lus-

decisions should be trious was the main target of Gerun but by the government as

last Sunday. not by one nan and Italy dive-bombers on whole. Under the present arrange

a communication addressed by the United Kingdom Government to the Government of Canuda, the Canadian Prime Minister was able to give expression to the collective opinion of the Cabinet representing Parliament and the acople of Canada. -

London did not disclose the where- Yesterday's masnouncement from

abouts of the Illustricus.

in his own plone which he was pot FUKIEN CARRIES January 10 when British Warships ments

ing

He took off as leader of a training. formution of nine maclines, all piloted by Dutch flyers.

am

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were encurling a large vital convoy 10 Greece, The Admiralty then announced that she was struck by seven large bombs which put several of her guns out of action and caused several Gres aboard.

Under her own steain, with an escort of destroyers, the Ilustrious reached Malta.

YUNGAN, Aug.

(Central) News),--Despilte Japanese Invasion, On luniling the Prince said to the financial situation in Fukten re- compatriots, MI

that thanks moins stable, it is authoritatively proud to the co-operation of the R.A.F. we stated here. are now able to train Dutchmen as In the reunomie field the Fukien fighter pilots here in England so that Provincial Bank opened by the end Lord Louts Mountbatten formerly shortly we may have many Dutch of last year 86 branches, and sub-commanded the destroyer squadrons in action with the K.A.Folleen besides

These quadrons will fly Spitres abroad.

eight established which was stink in the Crete cam- Kelly Outstanding loans to indus- palg after aguring previously in a presented by the Netherland East trial and other concerns at reduced daring escape from destruction. Indies.

interest to encourage production Provincial banknotes circulated by

were Year

nbout $31,000,000 against which adequate reserve was kept.

the

end of last

"I am grateful for the excellent amounted to $33,000,000, training the R.A.F. has given me and I have no doubt that you will al appreciate the facilities given you by Great Britain. I wish you all the best of luck during and after your training."

AUSTRALIAN AID

FOR SOVIETS

SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" CANBERRA, Aug. 21 (UP)-The Prime Minister, Mr R . Menzies to-day stated that Australia, ia send- ing large shipments of supplies to

Russin.

"Australla is engaged in affording ali assistance to Russia so that she can obtain essential import require ments," Mr Menzles. declared.

Last year the Bank started a Trust Department to encourage invest- ments throughout Fukien.

POLISH ARMY IS FORMING IN RUSSIA

great emas unportant clamation. The men were arrested

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to-day.

LONDON, Aug. 21 (Reuter).-An armed service,gh them with their

Re-Organising Economic

Life Of Syria

with

CAIRO, Aug. 21 (Reuter).--The Board of Trade regulation, issued yesterday permitting trade Syria, is expected to help bring down the cost of living there.

One of the reasons for the present high costs in

Vichy regime left Syria short of supplies. The British and Free French authorities have now

CHINESE AIRMEN soldiers is likely to be formed given to the Government. That

Consensus of Opinions kenzie King, "that

"It might secen" went on Mr Mac- Imperial Cabinet sitting in London would be more effective in

making decisions. But what is expressed to-day through the Cabinets of Dominions is in- the Vichy Syrin is the fact that Anitely more effective reaching essential quick and true decisions than

han other arrangements could possibly bo

Was present

at the War Com-arranged for 5,000 tons of wheat to mittee of the British Cabinet

be delivered to Damascus at the rate would not be in

in a position on my of 150 tons a day.

The currency will remain stabilised own Initiative to

say without con- at 8.83 which obviates the necessity sultation with my colleagues for black Bourse. Ottawa and thre

colleagues Just what Transport Questions army of between 100,000 and 120,000 was the opinion which could be ANKARA, Aug. 21 (Router)—Mr Horwill, the United Kingdom Com- on U.S.S.R. territory, according to would mean cabling to the other side mercial Corporation representative In STORY REVIVED Anders,

the present estimate of General W. and getting word back before I Baghdad, has arrived to

discuss newly-appointed Polish could communicate.

transport questions with the United C-in-C in Soviet Russia, and General SHANGHAI, Aug. 21 (Reuter)-Szyszko-Bohuse, Chief of the Polish Cabinet an opinion by being able to Some 120 Chinese volunteers from Military Mission there.

"It is very much easier to give the Kingdom Corporation here.

During the past year, the Corpora Sinenpore have been sent to Manila

discuss it with my colleagues in all on has bought in Turkish pounds, It is reported from Moscow, where its phases and thus represent it to £22,000,000 worth of gonds from

the Government here as a collective}

Turkey

including £7,000,000 worth opinion."

of raisins, £3,000,000 worth of olive Warm Relations

and £3,300,000 worth of mohair.

At the

the same time, the Mr Mackenzie King said that there by placing huge orders in America the Corporation had never been a

time when re-and the intlons had been closer than they Turkey

British Empire supplied were to-day, nor when they had less Goads valued at £580,000 have been with much-needed goods. In the

the way of differences between delivered to Turkish traders while Hom. There had never been single

point of difference on any 000 are under construction or

orders amounting to nearly £1,000,- essential matter since the beginning route.

by the Chinese Government for air these Generals have taken up duties, training by American experts, ae-that it is considered that a Polish cording to local Chinese reperis, orthy of between four and six army After completing their course, they corps would be raised among the will return 10 China to join the former Polish war prisoners capable Chinese Air Force.

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Again Raided

(Reuter)A

Enemy Over Cyprus taken, the Dominions had been corf- CAIRO. Aug. 21 sulted and had been able to express British G.HQ. communique states their view and the general consensus, that in the Tobruk area, heavy dust, of opinion had been reached as a storms continue to limit our patrol result.

activities.

TILLMAN DURDIN

In the frontier area there is no change.

The Suez Canal area had another air raid last night. A communique CHUNGKING, Aug. 21 (Central states that two were killed and 28

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KING'S.

Turaday morning by plane for Kun-

tern correspondent of the "New slight damage to property. York Times," left Chungking on

Some Damage ming en route to Burma, Thulland. (Reuter)-Enemy.

NICOSIA, Cyprus, .Aug. 21 Singapore and Manila. He will re- Famagusta

planes raided turn to Chungking via Hongkong some civilian casualties and slight this morning, causing sometime in October.

damage to civilian properly.

One Killed NICOSIA, Cyprus, Aug. 21 (Reu- ter). It is learned that one civilian

Chiang Kai-shek's Telegram To Hongkong

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek has sent a telegram to the Chinese

was killed and six injured in this

morning's rald on Famagusta. Gold and Silver Exchange in Hong- Invasion Of Britain kong expressing appreciation of their TOKYO, Aug. 21 (Reuter)"The recent efforts in raising $200,000 situation on the eastern front makes (Chinese currency) to donate to the an attempt at invading England im- State in commemoration of the probable this year," statcs fourth anniversary of the Shanghat Berlin correspondent of the "Asahi" hostilities on August 13, says "Cen- In a cable to his newspaper in Tokyo.

to-dny.

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MYSTERY OF FRANCE'S RESERVES OF BULLION

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LONDON Aug. 21 (Reuler)-"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 84% milliard franes, which the former undertook to consult This figuro does not differ the latter before moving any gold from materially from the amount of Martinique. In return the American gold holding before the Franco- the French gold frozen in the United authorities agreed to release some of German armistice. The ques-States for the urgent requirements of tion, is how much of this gold is the inhabitants of Martinique. under the effective control of the

Some At Dakar Vichy authoritics?

A substantial part of the French As is well known, a large amount gold reserve was evacuated to Daker. transferred to, the United States be-Complete raystery surrounds the fate Lore the collapse and was frozen by of this gold. ·· urder of the Washington administra- According to one theory, a French lon: 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.

is still at Dakar. One wonders how

An agreement was recently reached long it will be before the Vichy between the Vichy Government and dovernment agree to surrender part the Volted States Government by of its gold to Germany,

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