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INCENDIARY BOMBS DROPPED
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NEW PORT OF TEL AVIV
Jerusalem, To-day.
A new £250,000 port for pas- senger ships at Tel Aviv was in- augurated yesterday.
Canton, To-day. Incendiary bombs were dropped during the air
raid by Japanese planes on the Canton-Hankow Line sengers yesterday morning.
THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRU
Important Admiralty Plan For Shipping In Time Of War
London, To-day.
According to the Naval Correspondent of the "Daily Telegraph" the British Admiralty has now drawn up plans designed to safeguard the supply of Great Britain with foodstuffs and other essential materials in the event of war. These plans are said to be sufficiently far reaching to cope with all exigencies and surprises of mo- dern warfare. Only recently the Admiralty announced the abandonment of the convoy system as a means of safeguarding national supplies during time of war and in its stead proposed that merchantmen should endeavour to reach their port of destination by devious routes.
OIL OR FOOD MOST VITAL IN WARTIME?
London, To-day.
The question as to whether
oil
now un-
This policy, says the "Daily Tele- graph" correspondent, has dergone further modification in view of the large number of cruisers, and "Q" ships which will shortly: be available. In all probability oil tankers and vessels carrying spécial of cargoes would be given escort warships. "C. "term" type would be employed in collaboration with for the reconstructed old cruisers protecting merchant vessels from air attacks.
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or foodstuffs would be more neces- In addition to this, however, all of merchant vessels exceeding a certain sary for Great Britain in case
tonnage figure would be equipped war is discussed by Sir Henry: De-
with quick firing guns, machine- in- terding, head of the Shell oil
guns and mine-sweeping gear. terests, in a letter to the "Daily beginning will shortly be made in Telegraph," which the petroleum training officers of the mercantile fleet in the use of these arms and that magnate expresses the view
in the means of defence. Trans- Britain should endeavour, inTM
the Ocean. first place, to increase her food sup- ply in order to render herself in- dependent of imports from abroad. Production of oil from coal by the
NO GREAT
process of hydrogenation must ac- SUCCESS BY cording to Sir Henry, have the MR. SUN FO effect of diminishing the importa-
tion of oil, and this would in turn be detrimental to Britain's export trade. :
FRENCH POSITION
Shanghai, To-day.
It is admitted that Mr. Sun Fo has not been very successful in connection with his mission în Moscow, but this does not mean, according to reliable sources herë, Sir Henry goes on to say that that Soviet Russia will discontinue Owing to a heavy gale, accom-France, which practically requires rendering assistance to the Chin- panied by rain, the landing of pas-no food supply from outside, would ese in the way of war material and
and other outside cere-
be in a better position to assure her military advisers and instructors. monies had to be cancelled.
independence in respect to oil by The Soviet it is said refused to Hitherto the port has only been
its production from coal, but it go out of her way to help China, citrus fruits, handling goods and
of but promised to help China would be unwise on the part but the Government of Palestine were destroyed it is stated while has now
Britain to attach more importance much as possible without causing sanctioned passenger
to her oil supplies than to her food herself any inconvenience. four persons were killed. Our
landings and embarkations. Reu-
supplies.Trans-Ocean.
Own Correspondent. Own Correspondent.
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