THE CHINA MAIL, OCTOBER 10, 1939
GREAT BRITAIN'S ECONOMIC WAR EFFORT
London, To-day.- THE PRIME MINISTER was asked several questions in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon in connection with the country's economic war efforts.
Mr. Chamberlain stated: "The responsibility for co- ordinating all branches of our economic war efforts lies with the Cabinet as a whole.
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"In the ease of economic and fin-
ancial policy a committee has been
set up under the Chancel or of the NORTH SEA
Exchequer.
"This committee is responsible
for supervising the arrangemente AIR CLASH
for
Anglo-French economic Co-
operation."
Lord Stamp, Chairman of the L.M.S., had been asked to help the committee as adviser on co-ordination.
London, To-day. Further details are given
economic by the Air Ministry of the R.A.F. clash with German he flyingboats over the North
MUST REST WITH CABINET In reply to a suggestion that
appoint someone, who would be Sea.
directly responsible for the economic The pilot of an R.A.F. reconnais- war, Mr. Chamberlain said the re-sance plane saw two German flying- sponsibility must rest with the Cabi- boats and dived on them, reking the net as a whole.--Reûter.
enemy with machine-gun fire.
SOUTH AFRICA'S DEFENCES
LONDON, TO-DAY. SOUTH AFRICAN DEFENCE WORKS HAVE UNDERGONE FAR- REACHING REORGANISATION AND EXPANSION IN RECENT WEEKS AND ALL WEAK SPOTS IN THE COUNTRY'S ARMOUR ARE BEING STRENGTHENED, ANNOUNCES THE MINISTRY OF INFORMATION.
Shortly afterwards, while the Bri- tish plane was still engaged with two. enemy machines, two other R.A.F. planes appeared, and the R.A.F. planes soon gained the upper hand.
One German plane slipped out of the fight and fell into the sea, while | his companion made off home. Reuter.
ESCORT FOR IROQUOIS
Washington, To-day,
The Navy Department announces
The defence authorities announce that a flotilla of destroyers and Coast- the expansion of the Special Service | guard vessels is escorting the Iro- Battalion into two special service quois, which is bound for New York brigades of about 3,000 each, and the from Ireland with 560 Americans on creation of additional battalions of an board. active citizen force to meet the wishes of many citizens to volimteer. Reuter.
OFF THE RECORD
The Nazi radio recently stated that the Iroquois would be sunk when Inearing the American coast.-Reuter.
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