THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 2, 1940
FOOD CRISIS IN HOLLAND BEGINS
London, To-day.
NEWS RECEIVED IN LONDON from Holland makes it
PLANE IN
clear that the food situation has been steadily deter-EXCITING
iorating ever since the German occupation.
Before then only sugar was rationed, but now, less than two months after the invasion, commodities of all kinds are severely rationed.
Bread cards have appeared, flour is limited to 21⁄2 ounces a week and only very limited quantities of tea and coffee are available.
Even cats and dogs are in the ration
scheme.
The maintenance
of livestock is
seriously endangered by the impos-
sibility of importing
fodder and the
result must be, as in Denmark, that
increasing proportions
of livestock
will have to be slaughtered.
Business in Holland has been re- duced to an extremely
low level
and unemployment is rapidly In- 'creusing.
The Germans hitherto have taken no very drastic measures to force the Dutch into National. Socialism.
TREASURY
CALLS IN EXPERTS
London, To-day.
It is announced from the They are apparently trying to win Treasury that at the invita- over the people with
a show of
"gentleness" and much is made of the
so-called "blood tie" and the "racial
affinity" of the Dutch and German
peoples. Reuter.
EMERGENCY POWERS
Salisbury, To-day.
first
INCIDENT
on
Tokyo, To-day.
A passenger air liner of the Cen- tral China Company made a forced
border landing
the
between Kwangsi and Kwangtung on Sunday according to a Japanese afternoon,
report.
The plane was surrounded by hos- tile Chinese troops. On receipt of an S.O.S. signal, several other machines of the company and Japanese mili- tary planes dashed to the scene of the disaster, near Tungsha, on the left bank of the West River, but the ter-
rain rendered landing for land planes impossible.
The military planes circled over the Chinese scene machinegunning the troops until naval aircraft arrived on the spot at 5.10 p.m. and picked up all seven occupants of the air liner, two of whom were slightly injured.- Reuter.
tion of the Chancellor of the SCOTTISH
Exchequer, Lord Catto has accepted an appointment in RAID the Treasury as financial ad- viser.
the In addition,
Chancellor has appointed a consultative council con- sisting of the following:-
Mr. H.
D.
of
S. R. Beale, chairman Guest, Keen and Nettle fold's,
Colin F. Campbell, chairman of the National Provincial Bank, In conformity with measures
Sir Walter Citrine, general secre- taken in Britain and later followed in tary of the Trades Union Congress,
Research Henderson, other parts of the Empire, Northern
а Fellow in economics at All Souls' Col- Rhodesia yesterday put into force law requiring persons to place them-lege, Oxford, selves, their services and their pro- perty at the disposal of the Govern- ment for any purpose connected with the defence of the territory or for the prosecution of any war in which the country may be engaged.-Reuter.
London, To-day.
The Governor of Northern Rhode- sia has taken powers by regulation them- to require persons to place selves, their services and their pro- for perty at Government's disposal the defence of the realm, and main- tenance of public order.--Reuter,
POLISH ORDER OF THE DAY
LONDON, TO-DAY. THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OF THE POLISH FORCES, IN AN OR- DER ISSUED TO HIS TROOPS, DE- CLARES THEY ARE ABOUT TO BEGIN A NEW RANGE OF THEIR HARD SERVICE.
our own
He adds: "Thanks to energy and the magnificent assistance of the British navy, a great part of our air, and land forces have been saved.
"New contingents will soon rein- force our ranks. We shall continue to fight obstinately until victory is
"-Reuter.
won."
Sir Bertram Hornsby, chairman of Commercial Union Assurance the Company and formerly Governor the National Bank of Egypt,
of
Mr. J. M. Keynes, the well known economist,
Mr George Riddle, chairman of the Anance committee of the Co-opera- tive Wholesale Society, and Lord Riverale.-Reuter.
Letter Of Invitation
In his letter of invitation to these gentlemen to accept membership of
CASUALTIES
London, To-day.
of
The Air Ministry and Ministry Home Security announce: "During the raids last evening, enemy aeroplane dropped a high explosive bomb on a town on the north east coast of Scpt- land.
ITALIAN WOUNDED
REACH ROME
Rome, To-day.
The first hospital train bring- Ing war wounded has arrived in Rome. The wounded were taken to various hospitals in the capi- tal. Queon Elena visited one military hospital where some of them were taken-Reuter.
BRITAIN IN FRONT LINE
London, To-day, The British public is not likely to take notice of the ad- vice put out by the illegal radio station short-wave
styling itself the "New Bri- tish Broadcasting Station," which is known to be situated in Germany.
The station is now telling listeners that if the town they are in is bombed during an invasion their only hope is to flee.
This is exactly what the Germans would like and what the British Gov- ernment has told people not to do. We have seen too much of the disastrous effect of this sort of thing in Europe for anyone to be taken in by "advice" of this kind.
with any The work of coping invasion is continuing, and yester- day the Minister of Home Security gave a hint that civilians other than volunteers may be called upon for defence work.
to call on many, of "I may have are six you to give some part of your time to one or another of the passive de- that he said. He stressed
in Britain an and woman to-day is in the "front line."-Reuter.
Three houses were demolished and a number of others damaged.
Casualties so far reported
dead, sixteen injured.
With three exceptions, all the cas- fences,' ualties were women and children."- British Wireless.
every
CORRECTING IDEAS
ON MOBILISATION
London, To-day.
the Consultative Council, Sir King- WITH REFERENCE TO THE utilisation of human
sley Wood said it was his wish to ask the Council from time to time for help and advice upon special problems which confront the Treasury as a con- sequence of war conditions.-British Wireless.
THE DESERT WAR
A
and material resources for the prosecution of the war, the analogy that Germany was fully mobi- lised at the outbreak of war, whereas Britain was not, is wholly misleading.
Transformation of the social structure in Britain was already effected by measures taken but unless taken gradually, widespread disorganisation would result.
Hundreds of thousands of men of military age are indispensable to war industries.
Cairo, To-day. Even after six years of intensive the air.
was by preparation for war, Germany war communique issued
divisions G.H.Q. says in the West Desert, opera-only able to mobilise 100 tions by forward troops In contact because she was still short of equip- are continuing in the area of Sidi ment. Azelz and Capuzzo.
Italian On the Eritrea and
East Africa borders there is nothing new to report-Reuter
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Britain's rate of mobilisation of manpower since the war exceeds Ger- many's. It is misleading to regard mobilisation of manpower solely in terms of military classes called up.
Fifty thousand women are serving in women's voluntary organisations, 180,000 in the civil nursing reserve; a large number have been recruited for agriculture and 500,000 are in the military auxiliary services as cooks, drivers, clerks and so forth, releasing men for vital tasks.
The armed forces include one
Daily progress is being made to- million volunteers, many of whom are over conscription age; hence the wards the final goal of harnessing the
26 average age of the army is whole resources of the nation's war though men over 28 are not yet | effort.-Reuter, Incorporated.
Total registered is 2,750,000 men, not including Regulars, Territorials and volunteers.
Mobilisation Facts Mobilisation is not solely concern- ed with the fighting forces. At least 14 men are needed in industry keep one man in wefeld, and about 40 men to keep one aeroplane in
to
TWELVE BOMBS DROP IN SWITZERLAND
X Berne, To-day. Twelve bombs fell yesterday in the Jura region of Switzerland, close to the Franco-Swiss: frontier.
There were no casualties and the material damage was--negligible. Reuter,