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THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 19, 1940.
AIR BLITZKRIEG THREAT RENEWED
R.A.F. NEEDS MORE AIR GUNNERS
* London, To-day.
The rapid increase of the Roy- al Air Force has brought a de- mand for more air-gunners and, for the first time in the history of the service, commissions will be granted for the duration of the
war.
Men between the ages of 28 and 35 will be accepted.
The award of commissions re- cognises the vital part air-gun- ners play when a bomber is at- tacked by enemy fighters-Reu- ter.
FIGHTING
IN KWANGSI
KWEILIN, TO-DAY.
A COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE GENERALISSIMO'S PROVISIONAL HEADQUARTERS FOR THE SOUTH- WEST STATES THAT JAPANESE TROOPS YESTERDAY REACHED THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF LING- SHAN, 60 MILES NORTH-EAST OF YAMCHOW IN WEST KWANGTUNG NEAR THE KWANGSI BORDER WHERE THEY ARE ENCOUNTER-
MR. WELLES TOLD NAZI OFFENSIVE IS IMMINENT
(SPECIAL TO
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CHINA MAIL "')
SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH
London, To-day. the Mussolini-Hitler
meeting in northern Italy come reports from various quarters containing Nazi threats to launch the much-vaunted "blitzkrieg" should the German peace proposals not be accepted by the Western Powers.
COMMONS GREET MR. CHAMBERLAIN
London, To-day.
The Prime Minister, who was 71 yesterday, was received with general cheers when he rose to answer the first question put to him in the House of Commons, and was unable to reply for a considerable period,
Mr..Chamberlain seemed touch- ed by the greeting and smiled to
ail
parts of the members in House-Reuter.
The Berlin radio, broadcasting a warning that Ger- DOUBLING
many is about to launch an intensive air attack
against Britain, declared: "Germany is deter- OF RATION
mined to wage war as war against England must be waged hard and inexorable."
In London, the "News Chronicle” says Mr. Sumner Welles has been advised of the imminence of a German military offensive.
AGREEMENT
ING STUBBORN CHINESE RESIST WITH SPAIN
.ANCE.
MADRID, TO-DAY.
TRADE ANGLO-SPANISH AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED HERE LAST NIGHT.
On the south bank of the Watkiang River the Chinese once again recap- tured Shih Erh Tan, north-west of AN Tatang. Japanese communications on the Nanning-Yamchow highway have been cut.
According to this newspaper, Hitler and Goering told Mr. Welles that un- less negotiations were started prompt- ly on their terms, they were ready to an start a large-scale war to force early and complete victory.
The "Daily Express," Lord Beaver- brook's paper,
suggests that if the
guaranteed Nazi proposals are other nations, including the United States, a different decision may arise.
London, To-day. Stocks in hand and in sight, which
were low when rationing of butter was first introduced, have steadily
accumulated since, and with imports
from Australia and New Zealand now reaching their peak, the doubling of ration as from next Monday is re- garded by the Ministry of Food as amply justified.
Stocks of bacon available are also considered satisfactory and supplies have been coming in extremely well. during the last few months despite the doubling of the ration within a fortnight of introduction of the sys- bytem.
Reports that stricter rationing of commodities has already been affected and its extension to others is in pros- pect are authoritatively denied.
LAST WEEK IN MARCH?
The first week of meat rationing According to the Berlin correspon-
Rome journal "Lavoro has passed satisfactorily and in the About fifty Chinese civilians at According to a statement issued by dent of the Nachen and Tamheitsun on the south the Spanish Foreign Office the agree-Fascista," the last week in March will opinion of Food Ministry officials, re- Kwangsi border were killed when the ment, which comes into force imme-see a decision taken between a gen-tail butchers dealt with the situation countered were the result of heavy Japanese passed through the villages.diately, will allow Spain to acquire eral offensive on the Western Front extremely well. Only difficulties en-
raw materials in determined quanti- or a compromise peace.
British ties not only in the United Kingdom
pressure on shops due to concentrated buying at the week-end.· but in the whole Sterling area.
Wireless. signed Spain has also agreement with Switzerland.-Reuter.
Central--News.
You'll remember the laughs. you'll remember the tears ... you'll always remember BARBARA and FRED in their swellest romance!
BARBARA
Stanwyck
FRED
MacMurray REMEMBER THE NIGHT
TO-MORROW
QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA
.a
!
trade
It is understood the President of the Board of Trade will make a statement on the Anglo-Spanish payments and trade agreement in the Commons to- day.-British. Wireless.
MINIMUM PRICES OF TRUSTEE STOCKS
London, To-day. Lists of trustee stocks showing new minimum prices were issued yesterday. As far as British Government secur- ities are concerned minimum prices average between two and three points lower than the stocks' closing prices on Friday and are from five to seven points, higher than the previous mini-
mum.
War Loan minimum price, which was fixed last August at £88.10.0, is now. £95 and was quoted on Friday
at closing at £99.5.0.-British Wire- less.
MERCHANT NAVY PAID. A TRIBUTE
The majority of Germans anticipate an offensive, he reports,
German circles close to Hitler in- terpret the significance of the raids on Scapa Flow as "proof of the im- minence of smashing military action."
Havas.
MAJOR VERNON DEAD
London, To-day.
the Major Frank Vernon, well- known theatrical producer, has died military of pneumonia in a B.E.F. hospital, states Reuter's special cor- respondent with the B.E.F.-Reuter.
SCAPA RAID
REMOVED FROM LIST
London, To-day.
from Uruguay has been removed the list of destinations covered by the recent Defence (Finance) Regulation commodities providing that certain can only be exported to destinations named if the foreign exchange pro- ceeds in one of the currencies named ex- are made available: to the change control.-British Wireless.
CAN'T COMPARE WITH FEATS OF R.A.F.
London, To-day.
fa-
THE ACTIVITIES OF THE R.A.F. compare very
vourably with those of the German equivalent, says the "Manchester Guardian.”. With regard to the death of a civilian and the slight damage to a warship in Saturday's raid, the paper says that "the" German claims are as fantastic as usual.”
London, To-day.; In the House of Commons yesterday
The raid did little to compare with the Minister of Shipping paid a tri- bute to the wonderful spirit in which the R.A.F. raids on German naval the men of the Mercantile Marine bases, The Germans have not yet were responding to calls upon them found it possible to launch any air despite the violent and fihumane en-action comparable with, the R.A.F. | emy attacks to which they were' ex- attacks on Wilhelmshaven and-
buttel, when several direct hits were posed-British Wireless.
made on a pocket-battleship from a height of a few hundred feet.
"After mentioning other R.A.F. at- tacks on Borkum (mine-laying sea- plane base) and Heligoland (on a concentration of. German ships, when a hit of a cruiser was registered), the "Manchester Guardian" says that the
open Nazi raid on Scapa Flow chiefly con--
winde with the exception of aisted or dropping · bombs on moorland, an seven naval casualties, with very lit-
other result.